hydroxylate

[hahy-drok-suh-leyt]

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

to introduce hydroxyl into (a compound).

Related formshy·drox·yl·a·tion, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018