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quaternize

quaternize verb: to convert an amine into a quaternary ammonium compound.

Verb

quaternize (third-person singular simple present quaternizes, present participle quaternizing, simple past and past participle quaternized)

  1. To convert an amine into a quaternary ammonium compound

Forms of quaternize

third-person singular presentquaternizes
present participlequaternizing
past participlequaternized
pastquaternized

Questions about quaternize

What does quaternize mean?
Quaternize means to convert an amine into a quaternary ammonium compound.
What part of speech is quaternize?
Quaternize is a verb.
What is the past tense of quaternize?
The past tense of quaternize is quaternized.

Words near quaternize in the dictionary

  1. quaternity
  2. quaternium
  3. quaterniums
  4. quaternization
  5. quaternizations
  6. quaternize
  7. quaternized
  8. quateron
  9. quaterons
  10. quaterpolymer
  11. quaterpolymers

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