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formylate

[fawr-muh-leyt]

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.
formylated, formylating 
  1. to introduce the formyl group into (an organic compound).



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Other Word Forms

  • formylation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of formylate1

First recorded in 1930–35; formyl + -ate 1

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formylformyl group