olate

Verb

1. To form an ol group or compound.
   • The hydroxo groups then “olated,” resulting in the formation of large aggregates, eventually reaching colloidal size. - 1931, Arthur W[aldorf] Thomas, Thomas H[illyer] Whitehead, “Ion Interchanges in Aluminum...
   • Whereas it is easy to calculate the amount of sodium hydroxide to be added to give a desired basicity in the chrome liquor, it is not possible to forecast what will be the actual basicity of the chrome salts which are...
   • Compound 2 olates, as predicted by the hypothesis, and produces the diol [(pico)₂Cr(OH)₂Cr(pico)₂]⁴⁺. […] The well-known fundamental feature of olation, namely that only cis isomers olate and trans isomers do not, is...