epoxidate
Meanings
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)
Word forms
Etymology
From epoxide + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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