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acylate

/ˈæ.sɪ.leɪt/

acylate verb: to add one or more acyl groups to a compound.

Verb

acylate (third-person singular simple present acylates, present participle acylating, simple past and past participle acylated)

  1. (transitive) To add one or more acyl groups to a compound.

Forms of acylate

third-person singular presentacylates
present participleacylating
past participleacylated
pastacylated

Origin of acylate

From acyl + -ate.

Words formed from acylate

Questions about acylate

What does acylate mean?
Acylate means to add one or more acyl groups to a compound.
What part of speech is acylate?
Acylate is a verb.
How do you pronounce acylate?
Acylate is pronounced /ˈæ.sɪ.leɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of acylate?
The past tense of acylate is acylated.

Words near acylate in the dictionary

  1. acylaminos
  2. acylanilide
  3. acylanilides
  4. acylase
  5. acylases
  6. acylate
  7. acylated
  8. acylates
  9. acylating
  10. acylation
  11. acylations

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