benzylate
English
Etymology
From benzyl (“C6H5-CH2-”, noun) + -ate (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
- enPR: bĕn′zəl-āt′
- (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbɛn.zəlˌeɪ̯t/
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈben.zəlˌæɪ̯t/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈbɛn.zəlˌet/
- (India) IPA(key): /ˈbɛn.zilˌeːʈ/
- Rhymes: -ɛnzəleɪt
- Hyphenation: ben‧zyl‧ate
Verb
benzylate (third-person singular simple present benzylates, present participle benzylating, simple past and past participle benzylated)
- (transitive, organic chemistry) To introduce benzyl into a compound.[1]
Derived terms
References
- ^ “benzylate, v.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.