ox·y·gen·ate

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• hal|o|gen|ate — «HAL uh juh nayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to combine with a halogen. –hal´o|gen|a´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• hy|dro|gen|ate — «HY druh juh nayt, hy DROJ uh », transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to combine with hydrogen; treat with hydrogen. When vegetable oils are hydrogenated, they become solid fat –hy´dro|gen|a´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• ox|y|gen|ate — «OK suh juh nayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to treat or combine with oxygen. 2. = oxidize. (Cf. ↑oxidize) …   Useful english dictionary

• de|hy|dro|gen|ate — «dee HY druh juh nayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to remove hydrogen from (a compound) …   Useful english dictionary

• de|ox|y|gen|ate — «dee OK suh juh nayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to remove oxygen, especially free oxygen, from (a compound or mixture, such as water); deoxygenize …   Useful english dictionary

• ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… …   English syllables

• -ate — Suffixe employé en chimie, pour former des substantifs (ex. sulfate, carbonate). ⇒ ATE, suff. Suff. utilisé en chim. et formateur de subst. masc. I. Sert à désigner les sels ou esters obtenus par l action d un acide en ique (acide plus oxygéné… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• gen|er|al|ate — «JEHN uhr uh liht, JEHN ruh », noun. 1. the office, headquarters, or jurisdiction of a general, especially of a religious order. 2. the term or period of office of a general …   Useful english dictionary

• gen|er|ate — «JEHN uh rayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to cause to be; bring into being; produce: »Heating water can generate steam. SYNONYM(S): make. 2. to produce ( …   Useful english dictionary

• -ate — I a suffix occurring orig. in loanwords from Latin, as adjectives (literate; passionate), nouns (candidate; prelate), and esp. past participles of verbs, which in English may function as verbs or adjectives (consecrate; considerate; translate);… …   From formal English to slang