hydroformylation

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hī′drə fôr′mə lā′shən)


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hy•dro•for•myl•a•tion  (hī′drə fôr′mə lā′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Chemistrythe addition of a hydrogen atom and the formyl group to a double bond of a hydrocarbon by reaction with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.
  • hydro-2 + formyl + -ation 1945–50

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