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propionylate

propionylate verb: to react with propionic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more propionyl groups into a substance.

Verb

propionylate (third-person singular simple present propionylates, present participle propionylating, simple past and past participle propionylated)

  1. To react with propionic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more propionyl groups into a substance.

Forms of propionylate

third-person singular presentpropionylates
present participlepropionylating
past participlepropionylated
pastpropionylated

Origin of propionylate

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

Words formed from propionylate

Questions about propionylate

What does propionylate mean?
Propionylate means to react with propionic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more propionyl groups into a substance.
What part of speech is propionylate?
Propionylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of propionylate?
The past tense of propionylate is propionylated.

Words near propionylate in the dictionary

  1. propionitril
  2. propionitrile
  3. propionitriles
  4. propionohydroxamic acid
  5. propionyl
  6. propionylate
  7. propionylated
  8. propionylation
  9. propionylations
  10. propionylcholinesterase
  11. propionylcholinesterases

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