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alkylate

alkylate verb: to add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent.

Verb

alkylate (third-person singular simple present alkylates, present participle alkylating, simple past and past participle alkylated)

  1. To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent

alkylate meaning in Malay

alkylate in Malay

to add an alkyl group to a compound
mengalkil

Forms of alkylate

third-person singular presentalkylates
present participlealkylating
past participlealkylated
pastalkylated

Origin of alkylate

From alkyl + -ate.

Words formed from alkylate

Questions about alkylate

What does alkylate mean?
Alkylate means to add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent.
What is alkylate in Malay?
Alkylate in Malay is mengalkil. See Alkylate meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is alkylate?
Alkylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of alkylate?
The past tense of alkylate is alkylated.

Words near alkylate in the dictionary

  1. alkylants
  2. alkylarene
  3. alkylarenes
  4. alkylarylamine
  5. alkylarylamines
  6. alkylate
  7. alkylated
  8. alkylates
  9. alkylating
  10. alkylation
  11. alkylations

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