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halogenate

halogenate verb: to treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid.

Verb

halogenate (third-person singular simple present halogenates, present participle halogenating, simple past and past participle halogenated)

  1. (transitive) To treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid.

Forms of halogenate

third-person singular presenthalogenates
present participlehalogenating
past participlehalogenated
pasthalogenated

Origin of halogenate

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

Words formed from halogenate

Questions about halogenate

What does halogenate mean?
Halogenate means to treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid.
What part of speech is halogenate?
Halogenate is a verb.
What is the past tense of halogenate?
The past tense of halogenate is halogenated.

Words near halogenate in the dictionary

  1. halogen ovens
  2. halogen stove
  3. halogen stoves
  4. halogenase
  5. halogenases
  6. halogenate
  7. halogenated
  8. halogenates
  9. halogenating
  10. halogenation
  11. halogenations

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