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carbonylate

carbonylate verb: to introduce a carbonyl group, or the elements of carbon monoxide, into a molecule.

Verb

carbonylate (third-person singular simple present carbonylates, present participle carbonylating, simple past and past participle carbonylated)

  1. (transitive) To introduce a carbonyl group, or the elements of carbon monoxide, into a molecule.

Forms of carbonylate

third-person singular presentcarbonylates
present participlecarbonylating
past participlecarbonylated
pastcarbonylated

Origin of carbonylate

From carbonyl + -ate.

Words formed from carbonylate

Questions about carbonylate

What does carbonylate mean?
Carbonylate means to introduce a carbonyl group, or the elements of carbon monoxide, into a molecule.
What part of speech is carbonylate?
Carbonylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of carbonylate?
The past tense of carbonylate is carbonylated.

Words near carbonylate in the dictionary

  1. carbonyl
  2. carbonyl chloride
  3. carbonyl cyanide
  4. carbonyl sulfide
  5. carbonylatable
  6. carbonylate
  7. carbonylated
  8. carbonylates
  9. carbonylating
  10. carbonylation
  11. carbonylations

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