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dihydroxylated

dihydroxylated is the simple past and past participle of dihydroxylate.

Meaning of dihydroxylate

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To subject to dihydroxylation.

Adjective

dihydroxylated (not comparable)

  1. Modified by the addition of two hydroxyl groups

Questions about dihydroxylated

What does dihydroxylated mean?
Dihydroxylated means modified by the addition of two hydroxyl groups.
What is dihydroxylated the simple past and past participle of?
Dihydroxylated is the simple past and past participle of dihydroxylate.
What part of speech is dihydroxylated?
Dihydroxylated is an adjective.

Words near dihydroxylated in the dictionary

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

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