demyelinate
/diːˈmaɪ(j)əlɪneɪt/verb
demyelinate is spelled D-E-M-Y-E-L-I-N-A-T-E: 11 letters. As a verb, demyelinate means “To remove the myelin sheath from a nerve” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in demyelinate?
| Letters | 11: D-E-M-Y-E-L-I-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce demyelinate?
- UK /diːˈmaɪ(j)əlɪneɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of demyelinate
- demyelinates present, singular, he/she/it
- demyelinating participle, present
- demyelinated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demyelinate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove the myelin sheath from a nerve
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Demyelinate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to remove the myelin sheath from a nerve:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démyéliniser |
| German | demyelinisieren |
| Portuguese | desmielinizar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does demyelinate come from?
From de- + myelin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).