hydroxylate

[ hahy-drok-suh-leyt ]

/ haɪˈdrɒk səˌleɪt /

verb (used with object), hy·drox·yl·at·ed, hy·drox·yl·at·ing.

to introduce hydroxyl into (a compound).

Nearby words

hydroxyl, hydroxyl group, hydroxyl radical, hydroxylamine, hydroxylase, hydroxylate, hydroxymethyl, hydroxynaphthalene, hydroxyphenyluria, hydroxyproline, hydroxyprolinemia

Related formshy·drox·yl·a·tion, noun

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