Verb
alkylate (third-person singular simple present alkylates, present participle alkylating, simple past and past participle alkylated)
(organic chemistry) To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent
Iranian tankers carried 1.53 million barrels of gasoline and alkylate gasoline to Venezuelan shores, in the most significant display yet of open defiance of sanctions, amid a regular flow of supplies, technicians, businesspeople and officials. Source: Internet
Such regulations led to increasing preference for high octane pure paraffin (alkane) components, such as alkylate, and is forcing refineries to add processing units to reduce benzene content. Source: Internet
The resolution, penned by Associate Justice Juanito Castaneda, Jr., also ignored the position of Petron that the importation of alkylate is tax exempt as it was not mentioned in Section 148(e) of the Tax Code as among the items subject to the said tax. Source: Internet
The nitrogen mustards most commonly alkylate the N7 nitrogen of guanine (as shown here) but other atoms can be alkylated. Source: Internet
These compounds have a similar ability to alkylate DNA, but their physical properties, e.g. melting points, may vary. Source: Internet