olatev.
/əˈleɪt/, U.S. /əˈleɪt/ Chemistry and Tanning.
intransitive. To form an ol group or compound.
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1931 Jrnl. Physical Chem. 35 45 The hydroxo groups then ‘olated’, resulting in the formation of large aggregates, eventually reaching colloidal size.
1936 E. W. Merry Chrome Tanning Process i. 9 It is not possible to forecast what will be the actual basicity of the chrome salts..or the extent to which they will olate.
1987 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 109 1986 The well-known fundamental feature of olation, namely that only cis isomers olate and trans isomers do not, is explained.
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