polyadenylate1
/ˌpɒlɪəˈdɛnɪleɪt/Biochemistry
noun
A salt or ester, or the anion, of polyadenylic acid; the acid itself.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. From poly- + adenylate.
polyadenylate2
/ˌpɒlɪəˈdɛnɪleɪt/Biochemistry
verb
[with object] To attach a polyadenylate moiety to (a nucleotide, nucleic acid, etc.).
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Quarterly Review of Biology. From polyadenylate.