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acetylcarnitine

/əˌsiːtɪlˈkɑː(ɹ)nɪtiːn/

acetylcarnitine noun: acetylated carinitine; a dietary supplement derived from carnitine.

Noun

acetylcarnitine (countable and uncountable, plural acetylcarnitines)

  1. Acetylated carinitine; a dietary supplement derived from carnitine.
    • Her mostly organic diet is supplemented with black-currant oil, acetylcarnitine and silica capsules.2009 March 3, Peter Lueders, “Feed Your Face”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    ACAR

Synonyms of acetylcarnitine

Forms of acetylcarnitine

pluralacetylcarnitines

Origin of acetylcarnitine

From acetyl + carnitine.

Words formed from acetylcarnitine

Questions about acetylcarnitine

What does acetylcarnitine mean?
Acetylcarnitine means acetylated carinitine; a dietary supplement derived from carnitine.
What part of speech is acetylcarnitine?
Acetylcarnitine is a noun.
How do you pronounce acetylcarnitine?
Acetylcarnitine is pronounced /əˌsiːtɪlˈkɑː(ɹ)nɪtiːn/.
What is the plural of acetylcarnitine?
The plural of acetylcarnitine is acetylcarnitines.

Words near acetylcarnitine in the dictionary

  1. acetylators
  2. acetylbenzene
  3. acetylbromide
  4. acetylcarbinol
  5. acetylcarbromal
  6. acetylcarnitine
  7. acetylcarnitines
  8. acetylcellulose
  9. acetylchitooligosaccharide
  10. acetylchitooligosaccharides
  11. acetylcholine

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