deprotect

deprotect

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-der.
English de-
English protect
English deprotect

    From de- + protect.

    Verb

    deprotect (third-person singular simple present deprotects, present participle deprotecting, simple past and past participle deprotected)

    1. To remove protection from.
    2. (organic chemistry) To remove a protecting group from.

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