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formylating

formylating is the present participle and gerund of formylate.

Meaning of formylate

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

Questions about formylating

What is formylating the present participle and gerund of?
Formylating is the present participle and gerund of formylate.

Words near formylating in the dictionary

  1. formylase
  2. formylases
  3. formylate
  4. formylated
  5. formylates
  6. formylating
  7. formylation
  8. formylations
  9. formylglutathione
  10. formylglycinamidine
  11. formylium

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