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formylate

formylate verb: to introduce a formyl group into a molecule.

Verb

formylate (third-person singular simple present formylates, present participle formylating, simple past and past participle formylated)

  1. To introduce a formyl group into a molecule

Forms of formylate

third-person singular presentformylates
present participleformylating
past participleformylated
pastformylated

Origin of formylate

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

Questions about formylate

What does formylate mean?
Formylate means to introduce a formyl group into a molecule.
What part of speech is formylate?
Formylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of formylate?
The past tense of formylate is formylated.

Words near formylate in the dictionary

  1. formycins
  2. formyl
  3. formyl methionine
  4. formylase
  5. formylases
  6. formylate
  7. formylated
  8. formylates
  9. formylating
  10. formylation
  11. formylations

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