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alkylating

alkylating is the present participle and gerund of alkylate.

Meaning of alkylate

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

Questions about alkylating

What is alkylating the present participle and gerund of?
Alkylating is the present participle and gerund of alkylate.

Words near alkylating in the dictionary

  1. alkylarylamine
  2. alkylarylamines
  3. alkylate
  4. alkylated
  5. alkylates
  6. alkylating
  7. alkylation
  8. alkylations
  9. alkylative
  10. alkylator
  11. alkylators

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