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dihydroxylate

dihydroxylate verb: to subject to dihydroxylation.

Verb

dihydroxylate (third-person singular simple present dihydroxylates, present participle dihydroxylating, simple past and past participle dihydroxylated)

  1. (transitive) To subject to dihydroxylation.

Forms of dihydroxylate

third-person singular presentdihydroxylates
present participledihydroxylating
past participledihydroxylated
pastdihydroxylated

Questions about dihydroxylate

What does dihydroxylate mean?
Dihydroxylate means to subject to dihydroxylation.
What part of speech is dihydroxylate?
Dihydroxylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of dihydroxylate?
The past tense of dihydroxylate is dihydroxylated.

Words near dihydroxylate in the dictionary

  1. dihydroxyindole
  2. dihydroxyindoles
  3. dihydroxyketone
  4. dihydroxyketones
  5. dihydroxyl
  6. dihydroxylate
  7. dihydroxylated
  8. dihydroxylates
  9. dihydroxylating
  10. dihydroxylation
  11. dihydroxylations

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