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benzoylate

benzoylate verb: to react with a benzoyl radical.

Verb

benzoylate (third-person singular simple present benzoylates, present participle benzoylating, simple past and past participle benzoylated)

  1. To react with a benzoyl radical

Forms of benzoylate

third-person singular presentbenzoylates
present participlebenzoylating
past participlebenzoylated
pastbenzoylated

Origin of benzoylate

From benzoyl + -ate.

Words formed from benzoylate

Questions about benzoylate

What does benzoylate mean?
Benzoylate means to react with a benzoyl radical.
What part of speech is benzoylate?
Benzoylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of benzoylate?
The past tense of benzoylate is benzoylated.

Words near benzoylate in the dictionary

  1. benzoylacetate
  2. benzoylacetates
  3. benzoylamide
  4. benzoylarginine
  5. benzoylarginines
  6. benzoylate
  7. benzoylated
  8. benzoylation
  9. benzoylations
  10. benzoylchloride
  11. benzoylcholine

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