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decarbonylating

decarbonylating is the present participle and gerund of decarbonylate.

Meaning of decarbonylate

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

Questions about decarbonylating

What is decarbonylating the present participle and gerund of?
Decarbonylating is the present participle and gerund of decarbonylate.

Words near decarbonylating in the dictionary

  1. decarbonylase
  2. decarbonylases
  3. decarbonylate
  4. decarbonylated
  5. decarbonylates
  6. decarbonylating
  7. decarbonylation
  8. decarbonylations
  9. decarbonylative
  10. decarbopalladation
  11. decarboxylase

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