hydroxylate
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hy·drox·yl·ate

transitive verb \hī-ˈdräk-sə-ˌlāt\
hy·drox·yl·at·edhy·drox·yl·at·ing

Definition of HYDROXYLATE

: to introduce hydroxyl into
hy·drox·yl·ation \-ˌdräk-sə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

First Known Use of HYDROXYLATE

circa 1909

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