hydroxylate

[ hahy-drok-suh-leyt ]
/ haɪˈdrɒk səˌleɪt /

verb (used with object), hy·drox·yl·at·ed, hy·drox·yl·at·ing.

to introduce hydroxyl into (a compound).

OTHER WORDS FROM hydroxylate

hy·drox·yl·a·tion, noun