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acetalize

acetalize verb: to convert (an aldehyde) into an acetal.

Verb

acetalize (third-person singular simple present acetalizes, present participle acetalizing, simple past and past participle acetalized)

  1. To convert (an aldehyde) into an acetal.

Forms of acetalize

third-person singular presentacetalizes
present participleacetalizing
past participleacetalized
pastacetalized
alternative formacetalise

Origin of acetalize

From acetal + -ize.

Words formed from acetalize

Questions about acetalize

What does acetalize mean?
Acetalize means to convert (an aldehyde) into an acetal.
What part of speech is acetalize?
Acetalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of acetalize?
The past tense of acetalize is acetalized.

Words near acetalize in the dictionary

  1. acetalised
  2. acetalises
  3. acetalising
  4. acetalization
  5. acetalizations
  6. acetalize
  7. acetalized
  8. acetalizes
  9. acetalizing
  10. acetals
  11. acetamid

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