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perhalogenate

perhalogenate verb: to halogenate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of halogens to.

Verb

perhalogenate (third-person singular simple present perhalogenates, present participle perhalogenating, simple past and past participle perhalogenated)

  1. To halogenate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of halogens to.

Forms of perhalogenate

third-person singular presentperhalogenates
present participleperhalogenating
past participleperhalogenated
pastperhalogenated

Origin of perhalogenate

From per- + halogenate.

Words formed from perhalogenate

Questions about perhalogenate

What does perhalogenate mean?
Perhalogenate means to halogenate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of halogens to.
What part of speech is perhalogenate?
Perhalogenate is a verb.
What is the past tense of perhalogenate?
The past tense of perhalogenate is perhalogenated.

Words near perhalogenate in the dictionary

  1. perhalid
  2. perhalides
  3. perhalids
  4. perhaloalkane
  5. perhaloalkanes
  6. perhalogenate
  7. perhalogenated
  8. perhalogenation
  9. Perham
  10. Perham Down
  11. perhamite

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