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nitrilate

nitrilate verb: to introduce one or more nitrile groups into a molecule.

Verb

nitrilate (third-person singular simple present nitrilates, present participle nitrilating, simple past and past participle nitrilated)

  1. To introduce one or more nitrile groups into a molecule.

Forms of nitrilate

third-person singular presentnitrilates
present participlenitrilating
past participlenitrilated
pastnitrilated

Origin of nitrilate

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

Questions about nitrilate

What does nitrilate mean?
Nitrilate means to introduce one or more nitrile groups into a molecule.
What part of speech is nitrilate?
Nitrilate is a verb.
What is the past tense of nitrilate?
The past tense of nitrilate is nitrilated.

Words near nitrilate in the dictionary

  1. nitrify
  2. nitrifying
  3. nitril
  4. nitrilase
  5. nitrilases
  6. nitrilate
  7. nitrile
  8. nitrile imide
  9. nitrile imides
  10. nitrile rubber
  11. nitrile rubbers

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