"olate" meaning in English

See olate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: olates [present, singular, third-person], olating [participle, present], olated [participle, past], olated [past]
Etymology: From ol + -ate. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ol|ate}} ol + -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} olate (third-person singular simple present olates, present participle olating, simple past and past participle olated)
  1. (intransitive, chemistry, tanning) To form an ol group or compound. Tags: intransitive Related terms: olation

Inflected forms

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