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derivatize

derivatize verb: to prepare one or more derivatives of a compound.

Verb

derivatize (third-person singular simple present derivatizes, present participle derivatizing, simple past and past participle derivatized)

  1. To prepare one or more derivatives of a compound

Forms of derivatize

third-person singular presentderivatizes
present participlederivatizing
past participlederivatized
pastderivatized

Words formed from derivatize

Questions about derivatize

What does derivatize mean?
Derivatize means to prepare one or more derivatives of a compound.
What part of speech is derivatize?
Derivatize is a verb.
What is the past tense of derivatize?
The past tense of derivatize is derivatized.

Words near derivatize in the dictionary

  1. derivatives market
  2. derivatives markets
  3. derivativity
  4. derivatization
  5. derivatizations
  6. derivatize
  7. derivatized
  8. derivatizes
  9. derivatizing
  10. derivatograph
  11. derivatographic

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