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hydroxylation

hydroxylation noun: the introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement of a hydrogen atom.

Noun

hydroxylation (plural hydroxylations)

  1. The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement of a hydrogen atom

Forms of hydroxylation

pluralhydroxylations

Origin of hydroxylation

From hydroxyl + -ation.

Words formed from hydroxylation

Questions about hydroxylation

What does hydroxylation mean?
Hydroxylation means the introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement of a hydrogen atom.
What part of speech is hydroxylation?
Hydroxylation is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxylation?
The plural of hydroxylation is hydroxylations.

Words near hydroxylation in the dictionary

  1. hydroxylases
  2. hydroxylate
  3. hydroxylated
  4. hydroxylates
  5. hydroxylating
  6. hydroxylation
  7. hydroxylations
  8. hydroxylative
  9. hydroxylbastnäsite
  10. hydroxylbastnäsites
  11. hydroxylclinohumite

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