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olation

olation noun: the process by which metal ions form polymeric oxides in aqueous solution.

Noun

olation (usually uncountable, plural olations)

  1. (usually) The process by which metal ions form polymeric oxides in aqueous solution.
    • The well-known fundamental feature of olation, namely that only cis isomers olate and trans isomers do not, is explained, for the first time, by the proposed mechanism and is correlated with the structure of the reagents and products.1987, Michael Ardon, Avi Bino, Kirsten Michelsen, “Olation and Structure”, in The Journal of Physical Chemistry, volume 109, Washington, D.C.: ACS Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1986

Forms of olation

pluralolations

Origin of olation

From ol + -ation.

Questions about olation

What does olation mean?
Olation means the process by which metal ions form polymeric oxides in aqueous solution.
What part of speech is olation?
Olation is a noun.
What is the plural of olation?
The plural of olation is olations.

Words near olation in the dictionary

  1. olate
  2. olated
  3. olates
  4. Olathe
  5. olating
  6. olation
  7. olations
  8. Olavarría
  9. Olave
  10. Olaves
  11. Olavsen

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