Meanings
verbhydroxylate (third-person singular simple present hydroxylates, present participle hydroxylating, simple past and past participle hydroxylated)
present singular third person hydroxylates · participle present hydroxylating · participle past hydroxylated · past hydroxylated
- chemistryTo introduce a hydroxyl group into a compound.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
- Frenchhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchhydrogène
- Englishhydrogen
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Englishoxygen
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishhydroxyl
- Englishhydroxylate
From hydroxyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
hydroxylate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxylate
MLA
“hydroxylate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxylate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroxylate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxylate.
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