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epoxidate

epoxidate verb: to undergo the reaction that produces an epoxide; oxidation reactions of alkenes give cyclic ethers in which both carbons of a double bond become bonded to the same oxygen atom).

Verb

epoxidate (third-person singular simple present epoxidates, present participle epoxidating, simple past and past participle epoxidated)

  1. to undergo the reaction that produces an epoxide; oxidation reactions of alkenes give cyclic ethers in which both carbons of a double bond become bonded to the same oxygen atom)

Forms of epoxidate

third-person singular presentepoxidates
present participleepoxidating
past participleepoxidated
pastepoxidated

Origin of epoxidate

From epoxide + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about epoxidate

What does epoxidate mean?
Epoxidate means to undergo the reaction that produces an epoxide; oxidation reactions of alkenes give cyclic ethers in which both carbons of a double bond become bonded to the same oxygen atom).
What part of speech is epoxidate?
Epoxidate is a verb.
What is the past tense of epoxidate?
The past tense of epoxidate is epoxidated.

Words near epoxidate in the dictionary

  1. epothilones
  2. epoxiconazol
  3. epoxiconazole
  4. epoxidase
  5. epoxidases
  6. epoxidate
  7. epoxidated
  8. epoxidates
  9. epoxidating
  10. epoxidation
  11. epoxidations

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