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hydroformylation

hydroformylation noun: the reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.

Noun

hydroformylation (countable and uncountable, plural hydroformylations)

  1. The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.

Forms of hydroformylation

pluralhydroformylations

Origin of hydroformylation

From hydro- + formylation.

Questions about hydroformylation

What does hydroformylation mean?
Hydroformylation means the reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
What part of speech is hydroformylation?
Hydroformylation is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroformylation?
The plural of hydroformylation is hydroformylations.

Words near hydroformylation in the dictionary

  1. hydroformates
  2. hydroformed
  3. hydroformer
  4. hydroformers
  5. hydroforming
  6. hydroformylation
  7. hydroformylations
  8. hydrofrac
  9. hydrofrack
  10. hydrofracked
  11. hydrofracking

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