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acetylating

acetylating is the present participle and gerund of acetylate.

Meaning of acetylate

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

Questions about acetylating

What is acetylating the present participle and gerund of?
Acetylating is the present participle and gerund of acetylate.

Words near acetylating in the dictionary

  1. acetylatase
  2. acetylatases
  3. acetylate
  4. acetylated
  5. acetylates
  6. acetylating
  7. acetylation
  8. acetylations
  9. acetylative
  10. acetylator
  11. acetylators

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