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acetalise

acetalise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of acetalize.

Meaning of acetalize

Verb

acetalize (third-person singular simple present acetalizes, present participle acetalizing, simple past and past participle acetalized)

  1. To convert (an aldehyde) into an acetal.

Forms of acetalise

third-person singular presentacetalises
present participleacetalising
past participleacetalised
pastacetalised

Origin of acetalise

From acetal + -ise.

Questions about acetalise

What is acetalise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Acetalise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of acetalize.

Words near acetalise in the dictionary

  1. acetaldehydes
  2. acetaldol
  3. acetaldoxime
  4. acetaldoximes
  5. acetalic
  6. acetalise
  7. acetalised
  8. acetalises
  9. acetalising
  10. acetalization
  11. acetalizations

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