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formylate

American

[fawr-muh-leyt] / ˈfɔr məˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

formylated, formylating

to introduce the formyl group into (an organic compound).

Other Word Forms

formylation

noun

Etymology

Origin of formylate

First recorded in 1930–35; formyl + -ate ¹

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