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benzylate

Syllables: ben·zyl·ateUK/ˈbɛn.zəlˌeɪ̯t/

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Australia/ˈben.zəlˌæɪ̯t/

benzylate verb: to introduce benzyl into a compound.

Verb

benzylate (third-person singular simple present benzylates, present participle benzylating, simple past and past participle benzylated)

  1. (transitive) To introduce benzyl into a compound.

Forms of benzylate

third-person singular presentbenzylates
present participlebenzylating
past participlebenzylated
pastbenzylated

Origin of benzylate

From benzyl (“C₆H₅-CH₂-”, noun) + -ate (verbal suffix).

Words formed from benzylate

Questions about benzylate

What does benzylate mean?
Benzylate means to introduce benzyl into a compound.
What part of speech is benzylate?
Benzylate is a verb.
How do you pronounce benzylate?
Benzylate is pronounced /ˈbɛn.zəlˌeɪ̯t/ (UK).
What is the past tense of benzylate?
The past tense of benzylate is benzylated.

Words near benzylate in the dictionary

  1. benzylamine
  2. benzylamines
  3. benzylamino
  4. benzylaminos
  5. benzylaniline
  6. benzylate
  7. benzylated
  8. benzylates
  9. benzylating
  10. benzylation
  11. benzylations

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