benzylate

transitive verb

ben·​zyl·​ate

ˈben-zə-ˌlāt

-ed/-ing/-s

: to introduce benzyl into (a compound)

benzylation

ˌben-zə-ˈlā-shən

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

benzyl + -ate

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