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acetylator

acetylator noun: a human being or other organism that can metabolize certain drugs by acetylating them (to a greater or lesser extent).

Noun

acetylator (plural acetylators)

  1. A human being or other organism that can metabolize certain drugs by acetylating them (to a greater or lesser extent).

Forms of acetylator

pluralacetylators

Origin of acetylator

From acetylate + -or.

Questions about acetylator

What does acetylator mean?
Acetylator means a human being or other organism that can metabolize certain drugs by acetylating them (to a greater or lesser extent).
What part of speech is acetylator?
Acetylator is a noun.
What is the plural of acetylator?
The plural of acetylator is acetylators.

Words near acetylator in the dictionary

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

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