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dealkylate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • [diːˈæɫkɪleɪt] (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alc(ohol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alkyl Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English alkylate English dealkylate From de- + alkylate.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To remove alkyl groups from (a compound), especially as part of the oil refining process.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dealkylates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dealkylated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dealkylated Tense=Past lexicographic
dealkylating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic