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acetylative

acetylative adjective: causing or relating to acetylation.

Adjective

acetylative (not comparable)

  1. Causing or relating to acetylation.

Origin of acetylative

From acetylate + -ive.

Questions about acetylative

What does acetylative mean?
Acetylative means causing or relating to acetylation.
What part of speech is acetylative?
Acetylative is an adjective.

Words near acetylative in the dictionary

  1. acetylated
  2. acetylates
  3. acetylating
  4. acetylation
  5. acetylations
  6. acetylative
  7. acetylator
  8. acetylators
  9. acetylbenzene
  10. acetylbromide
  11. acetylcarbinol

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