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aminate

aminate verb: to introduce one or more amino groups into a compound, in the process of amination.

Verb

aminate (third-person singular simple present aminates, present participle aminating, simple past and past participle aminated)

  1. To introduce one or more amino groups into a compound, in the process of amination

Forms of aminate

third-person singular presentaminates
present participleaminating
past participleaminated
pastaminated

Origin of aminate

From amino + -ate.

Words formed from aminate

Questions about aminate

What does aminate mean?
Aminate means to introduce one or more amino groups into a compound, in the process of amination.
What part of speech is aminate?
Aminate is a verb.
What is the past tense of aminate?
The past tense of aminate is aminated.

Words near aminate in the dictionary

  1. Aminah
  2. aminal
  3. aminals
  4. aminase
  5. aminases
  6. aminate
  7. aminated
  8. aminates
  9. aminating
  10. amination
  11. aminations

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