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desilylate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
desi-ly-late
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove one or more silyl groups from a molecule.

Etymology

From de- + silylate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

desilylates (present, singular) desilylating (participle, present) desilylated (participle, past) desilylated (past)

Questions

What does desilylate mean?
To remove one or more silyl groups from a molecule.
Where does desilylate come from?
From de- + silylate.

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