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transmethylation

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transmethylation /trans·meth·y·la·tion/ (trans″meth-ĭ-la´shun) the transfer of a methyl group (CH3—) from one compound to another.
trans·meth·yl·a·tion (trns-mth-lshn, trnz-)
n.
The transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
transmethylation
[-meth′ilā′shən]
the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
transmethylation [trans″meth-ĭ-la´shun]
the transfer of a methyl group (CH3=) from the molecules of one compound to those of another.
transmethylation
the transfer of a methyl group (CH3−) from the molecules of one compound to those of another.
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