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allylate

allylate noun: any salt or ester of an allylic carboxylic acid (one containing an allyl radical).

Noun

allylate (plural allylates)

  1. Any salt or ester of an allylic carboxylic acid (one containing an allyl radical)

Verb

allylate (third-person singular simple present allylates, present participle allylating, simple past and past participle allylated)

  1. To cause, or to undergo allylation

Forms of allylate

Noun
pluralallylates
Verb
third-person singular presentallylates
present participleallylating
past participleallylated
pastallylated

Origin of allylate

From allyl + -ate (“salt or ester”).

From allyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Words formed from allylate

Questions about allylate

What does allylate mean?
Allylate means any salt or ester of an allylic carboxylic acid (one containing an allyl radical).
What part of speech is allylate?
Allylate can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of allylate?
The plural of allylate is allylates.

Words near allylate in the dictionary

  1. allylamide
  2. allylamides
  3. allylamine
  4. allylamines
  5. allylamino
  6. allylate
  7. allylated
  8. allylates
  9. allylation
  10. allylations
  11. allylbenzamide

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