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acetylate

acetylate verb: to react with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more acetyl groups into a substance.

Verb

acetylate (third-person singular simple present acetylates, present participle acetylating, simple past and past participle acetylated)

  1. To react with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more acetyl groups into a substance

Forms of acetylate

third-person singular presentacetylates
present participleacetylating
past participleacetylated
pastacetylated

Origin of acetylate

From acetyl + -ate.

Words formed from acetylate

Questions about acetylate

What does acetylate mean?
Acetylate means to react with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more acetyl groups into a substance.
What part of speech is acetylate?
Acetylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of acetylate?
The past tense of acetylate is acetylated.

Words near acetylate in the dictionary

  1. acetylase
  2. acetylases
  3. acetylatable
  4. acetylatase
  5. acetylatases
  6. acetylate
  7. acetylated
  8. acetylates
  9. acetylating
  10. acetylation
  11. acetylations

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