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al⋅kyl⋅ate

  [al-kuh-leyt] noun, verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing. Chemistry
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–noun
1. a substance produced by adding one or more alkyl groups to a compound.
–verb (used with object)
2. to add one or more alkyl groups to (a compound).
Origin:
1885–90; alkyl + -ate 1
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al·kyl·ate   (āl'kə-lāt')   
tr.v.   al·kyl·at·ed, al·kyl·at·ing, al·kyl·ates
To add one or more alkyl groups to (a compound).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: al·kyl·ate
Pronunciation: 'al-k&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
: to introduce one or more alkyl groups into (a compound) —al·kyl·ation /"al-k&-'lA-sh&n/ noun
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Science Dictionary
alkylate   (āl'kə-lāt')  Pronunciation Key 
To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound.
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