acetylation
acetylation noun: the reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance.
Noun
acetylation (plural acetylations)
- The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance.
- Synonyms:
- ethanoylation
acetylation meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Malay and Indonesian
acetylation in Tamil
- அசிட்டோன் ஏற்றம், அசற்றயிலேற்றம், அசெட்டைலேற்றம்
acetylation in Malayalam
- അസറ്റലീകരണം
acetylation in Malay
- reaction of a substance with acetic acid
- pengasetilan
acetylation in Indonesian
- reaction of a substance with acetic acid
- asetilasi
Synonyms of acetylation
Forms of acetylation
| plural | acetylations |
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Origin of acetylation
From acetylate + -ion.
Words formed from acetylation
Questions about acetylation
- What does acetylation mean?
- Acetylation means the reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance.
- What is acetylation in Tamil?
- Acetylation in Tamil is அசிட்டோன் ஏற்றம், அசற்றயிலேற்றம், அசெட்டைலேற்றம். See Acetylation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is acetylation?
- Acetylation is a noun.
- What is the plural of acetylation?
- The plural of acetylation is acetylations.
Words near acetylation in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: acetylation (page history and authors); acetylation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acetylation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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