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debutyration

UK/diːˌbjuːtaɪˈɹeɪʃən/

debutyration noun: any reaction that removes one or more butyl groups from a molecule.

Noun

debutyration (uncountable)

  1. Any reaction that removes one or more butyl groups from a molecule.
    • The digested butyrylated starch was subjected to a debutyration process before chain length distribution analysis.2022, Lingjin Li et al., “Butyl Group Distribution, Intestinal Digestion, and Colonic Fermentation Characteristics of Different Butyrylated Starches”, in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry...

Origin of debutyration

From de- + butyration.

Questions about debutyration

What does debutyration mean?
Debutyration means any reaction that removes one or more butyl groups from a molecule.
What part of speech is debutyration?
Debutyration is a noun.
How do you pronounce debutyration?
Debutyration is pronounced /diːˌbjuːtaɪˈɹeɪʃən/ (UK).

Words near debutyration in the dictionary

  1. debuts
  2. debutton
  3. debuttoned
  4. debuttoning
  5. debuttons
  6. debutyration
  7. Deby
  8. debye
  9. Debye length
  10. Debye lengths
  11. Debye radii

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