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acetalizing

acetalizing is the present participle and gerund of acetalize.

Meaning of acetalize

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.

Questions about acetalizing

What is acetalizing the present participle and gerund of?
Acetalizing is the present participle and gerund of acetalize.

Words near acetalizing in the dictionary

  1. acetalization
  2. acetalizations
  3. acetalize
  4. acetalized
  5. acetalizes
  6. acetalizing
  7. acetals
  8. acetamid
  9. acetamidase
  10. acetamidases
  11. acetamidation

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