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epoxidate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epox-i-date
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to undergo the reaction that produces an epoxide; oxidation reactions of alkenes give cyclic ethers in which both carbons of a double bond become bonded to the same oxygen atom)

Etymology

From epoxide + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

epoxidates (present, singular) epoxidating (participle, present) epoxidated (participle, past) epoxidated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

epoxidation

Questions

What does epoxidate mean?
to undergo the reaction that produces an epoxide; oxidation reactions of alkenes give cyclic ethers in which both carbons of a double bond become bonded to the same oxygen atom)
Where does epoxidate come from?
From epoxide + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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