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dequaternizing

dequaternizing is the present participle and gerund of dequaternize.

Meaning of dequaternize

Verb

dequaternize (third-person singular simple present dequaternizes, present participle dequaternizing, simple past and past participle dequaternized)

  1. (transitive) To remove a group from (a quaternary ammonium compound) to yield a tertiary amine.

Questions about dequaternizing

What is dequaternizing the present participle and gerund of?
Dequaternizing is the present participle and gerund of dequaternize.

Words near dequaternizing in the dictionary

  1. dequantizes
  2. dequantizing
  3. dequaternize
  4. dequaternized
  5. dequaternizes
  6. dequaternizing
  7. deque
  8. dequeen
  9. dequeened
  10. dequeening
  11. dequeens

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