alkylate

[ al-kuh-leyt ]

noun

1. a substance produced by adding one or more alkyl groups to a compound.

verb (used with object)

, al·kyl·at·ed, al·kyl·at·ing.

1. to add one or more alkyl groups to (a compound).

alkylate

/ ăl′kə-lāt′ /

1. To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound.

Word History and Origins

Origin of alkylate¹

First recorded in 1885–90; alkyl + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Refinitiv Eikon trade data shows that Reliance shipped alkylate, a component for motor gasoline, to Venezuela on vessels Torm Mary and Torm Anabel in recent weeks.

From Reuters

Excluding a few specialty components such as alkylate that Venezuela has always imported to formulate finished fuels, most products received this year have been bought to cover deficiencies in refining output.

From Reuters

Reason: the vital ingredient of the higher octane gas is alkylate, which is made from natural gas or from by-products of petroleum cracking, on both of which Germany is as short as the U.S. is long.

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