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carbonylating

carbonylating is the present participle and gerund of carbonylate.

Meaning of carbonylate

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.

Questions about carbonylating

What is carbonylating the present participle and gerund of?
Carbonylating is the present participle and gerund of carbonylate.

Words near carbonylating in the dictionary

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

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