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metalation

metalation noun: any chemical reaction in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by one of a metal.

Noun

metalation (countable and uncountable, plural metalations)

  1. Any chemical reaction in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by one of a metal

Forms of metalation

pluralmetalations
alternative formmetallation

Origin of metalation

From metal + -ation.

Words formed from metalation

Questions about metalation

What does metalation mean?
Metalation means any chemical reaction in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by one of a metal.
What part of speech is metalation?
Metalation is a noun.
What is the plural of metalation?
The plural of metalation is metalations.

Words near metalation in the dictionary

  1. metalanguages
  2. metalate
  3. metalated
  4. metalates
  5. metalating
  6. metalation
  7. metalations
  8. metalaw
  9. metalaxyl
  10. metalayer
  11. metalayers

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