hydroxylate

English

Etymology

hydroxyl + -ate

Verb

hydroxylate (third-person singular simple present hydroxylates, present participle hydroxylating, simple past and past participle hydroxylated)

  1. (organic chemistry) To introduce a hydroxyl group into a compound

Derived terms

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