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desilylate

desilylate verb: to remove one or more silyl groups from a molecule.

Verb

desilylate (third-person singular simple present desilylates, present participle desilylating, simple past and past participle desilylated)

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

Forms of desilylate

third-person singular presentdesilylates
present participledesilylating
past participledesilylated
pastdesilylated

Origin of desilylate

From de- + silylate.

Questions about desilylate

What does desilylate mean?
Desilylate means to remove one or more silyl groups from a molecule.
What part of speech is desilylate?
Desilylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of desilylate?
The past tense of desilylate is desilylated.

Words near desilylate in the dictionary

  1. desilverize
  2. desilverized
  3. desilverizes
  4. desilverizing
  5. desilvers
  6. desilylate
  7. desilylated
  8. desilylation
  9. desilylations
  10. Desimir
  11. DeSimone

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