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decarbonylate

decarbonylate verb: to remove one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule.

Verb

decarbonylate (third-person singular simple present decarbonylates, present participle decarbonylating, simple past and past participle decarbonylated)

  1. To remove one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule

Forms of decarbonylate

third-person singular presentdecarbonylates
present participledecarbonylating
past participledecarbonylated
pastdecarbonylated

Origin of decarbonylate

From de- + carbonylate.

Questions about decarbonylate

What does decarbonylate mean?
Decarbonylate means to remove one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule.
What part of speech is decarbonylate?
Decarbonylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of decarbonylate?
The past tense of decarbonylate is decarbonylated.

Words near decarbonylate in the dictionary

  1. decarbonizers
  2. decarbonizes
  3. decarbonizing
  4. decarbonylase
  5. decarbonylases
  6. decarbonylate
  7. decarbonylated
  8. decarbonylates
  9. decarbonylating
  10. decarbonylation
  11. decarbonylations

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