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alkylate

transitive verb al·kyl·ate \ ˈal-kə-ˌlāt \

medical Definition of alkylate

alkylated; alkylating
: to introduce one or more alkyl groups into (a compound)
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alkylation

play \ˌal-kə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

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