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butylation

butylation noun: a reaction in which a butyl group is added to a molecule.

Noun

butylation (countable and uncountable, plural butylations)

  1. A reaction in which a butyl group is added to a molecule

Forms of butylation

pluralbutylations

Origin of butylation

From butylate + -ion.

Questions about butylation

What does butylation mean?
Butylation means a reaction in which a butyl group is added to a molecule.
What part of speech is butylation?
Butylation is a noun.
What is the plural of butylation?
The plural of butylation is butylations.

Words near butylation in the dictionary

  1. butylated
  2. butylated hydroxyanisole
  3. butylated hydroxytoluene
  4. butylates
  5. butylating
  6. butylation
  7. butylations
  8. butylbenzene
  9. butylbenzenes
  10. butylboronic acid
  11. butylcarbamate

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