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silylate

silylate verb: to add one or more silyl groups to a molecule.

Verb

silylate (third-person singular simple present silylates, present participle silylating, simple past and past participle silylated)

  1. To add one or more silyl groups to a molecule.

Forms of silylate

third-person singular presentsilylates
present participlesilylating
past participlesilylated
pastsilylated

Origin of silylate

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

Words formed from silylate

Questions about silylate

What does silylate mean?
Silylate means to add one or more silyl groups to a molecule.
What part of speech is silylate?
Silylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of silylate?
The past tense of silylate is silylated.

Words near silylate in the dictionary

  1. silychristin
  2. silydianin
  3. silyl
  4. silylalkyne
  5. silylamide
  6. silylate
  7. silylated
  8. silylates
  9. silylating
  10. silylation
  11. silylations

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