formylate

for·myl·ate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawr-muh-leyt]
- /ˈfɔr məˌleɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawr-muh-leyt]
- /ˈfɔr məˌleɪt/

Definitions of formylate word

verb with object formylate to introduce the formyl group into (an organic compound). 1
noun formylate (organic chemistry) To introduce a formyl group into a molecule. 1

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Origin of formylate

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; formyl + -ate1

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Parts of speech for Formylate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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formylate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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