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realkylate

realkylate verb: to alkylate again, typically following a dealkylation.

Verb

realkylate (third-person singular simple present realkylates, present participle realkylating, simple past and past participle realkylated)

  1. To alkylate again, typically following a dealkylation

Forms of realkylate

third-person singular presentrealkylates
present participlerealkylating
past participlerealkylated
pastrealkylated

Origin of realkylate

From re- + alkylate.

Questions about realkylate

What does realkylate mean?
Realkylate means to alkylate again, typically following a dealkylation.
What part of speech is realkylate?
Realkylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of realkylate?
The past tense of realkylate is realkylated.

Words near realkylate in the dictionary

  1. realkalization
  2. realkalize
  3. realkalized
  4. realkalizes
  5. realkalizing
  6. realkylate
  7. reall
  8. reallegation
  9. reallegations
  10. reallege
  11. realleged

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