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rehydroxylation

rehydroxylation noun: a chemical reaction that reintroduces a hydroxyl group where one is not present, but previously was.

Noun

rehydroxylation (plural rehydroxylations)

  1. A chemical reaction that reintroduces a hydroxyl group where one is not present, but previously was.

Forms of rehydroxylation

pluralrehydroxylations

Origin of rehydroxylation

From re- + hydroxylation.

Questions about rehydroxylation

What does rehydroxylation mean?
Rehydroxylation means a chemical reaction that reintroduces a hydroxyl group where one is not present, but previously was.
What part of speech is rehydroxylation?
Rehydroxylation is a noun.
What is the plural of rehydroxylation?
The plural of rehydroxylation is rehydroxylations.

Words near rehydroxylation in the dictionary

  1. rehydrogenated
  2. rehydrogenates
  3. rehydrogenating
  4. rehydrogenation
  5. rehydrogenations
  6. rehydroxylation
  7. rehydroxylations
  8. rehymenate
  9. rehyphenate
  10. rehyphenated
  11. rehyphenates

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