hydroxylatev.
/hʌɪˈdrɒksɪleɪt/ Chemistry.
a. transitive. To introduce a hydroxyl group into (a molecule or compound).
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hydroxylate1954
1954 G. M. Badger Struct. & Reactions Aromatic Compounds vii. 308 Such a reaction mixture also hydroxylates aromatic compounds.
1970 E. Heftmann Steroid Biochem. x. 97 Either pregnenolone or progesterone may be hydroxylated at C-17 by an enzyme.
b. intransitive. To accept a hydroxyl group.
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hydroxylate1951
1951 P. Z. Bedoukian Perfumery Synthetics & Isolates 232 The tertiary carbon atom hydroxylates with greater ease than the secondary carbon atom.
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hyˈdroxylated adj.
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hydroxylated1900
1900 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 298 The hydroxylated nucleus of the tribromonaphthol.
1961 Engineering 31 Mar. 462/2 Hydroxylated carboxylic acids.
hyˈdroxylating adj.
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hydroxylating1930
1930 Chem. Abstr. 24 2988 H2S2O8 may be used as a hydroxylating agent.
1954 G. M. Badger Struct. & Reactions Aromatic Compounds vii. 308 Hydrogen peroxide becomes a very effective hydroxylating agent in the presence of mineral acid.
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