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hydromethylation

hydromethylation noun: a class of reactions in which a hydrogen atom and a methyl group are added to the double bond of an alkene to form a branched alkane.

Noun

hydromethylation (plural hydromethylations)

  1. A class of reactions in which a hydrogen atom and a methyl group are added to the double bond of an alkene to form a branched alkane

Forms of hydromethylation

pluralhydromethylations

Origin of hydromethylation

From hydro- + methylation.

Questions about hydromethylation

What does hydromethylation mean?
Hydromethylation means a class of reactions in which a hydrogen atom and a methyl group are added to the double bond of an alkene to form a branched alkane.
What part of speech is hydromethylation?
Hydromethylation is a noun.
What is the plural of hydromethylation?
The plural of hydromethylation is hydromethylations.

Words near hydromethylation in the dictionary

  1. hydrometeorology
  2. hydrometeors
  3. hydrometer
  4. hydrometers
  5. hydromethanolic
  6. hydromethylation
  7. hydromethylations
  8. hydrometra
  9. hydrometre
  10. hydrometres
  11. hydrometric

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