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trimethylating

trimethylating is the present participle and gerund of trimethylate.

Meaning of trimethylate

Verb

trimethylate (third-person singular simple present trimethylates, present participle trimethylating, simple past and past participle trimethylated)

  1. To introduce three methyl groups into a molecule

Adjective

trimethylating (not comparable)

  1. That tends to trimethylate

Questions about trimethylating

What does trimethylating mean?
Trimethylating means that tends to trimethylate.
What is trimethylating the present participle and gerund of?
Trimethylating is the present participle and gerund of trimethylate.
What part of speech is trimethylating?
Trimethylating is an adjective.

Words near trimethylating in the dictionary

  1. trimethylase
  2. trimethylases
  3. trimethylate
  4. trimethylated
  5. trimethylates
  6. trimethylating
  7. trimethylation
  8. trimethylations
  9. trimethylbenzene
  10. trimethylbenzenes
  11. trimethylbenzoyl

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