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acylating

acylating is the present participle and gerund of acylate.

Meaning of acylate

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.

Questions about acylating

What is acylating the present participle and gerund of?
Acylating is the present participle and gerund of acylate.

Words near acylating in the dictionary

  1. acylase
  2. acylases
  3. acylate
  4. acylated
  5. acylates
  6. acylating
  7. acylation
  8. acylations
  9. acylative
  10. acylazolium
  11. acylazoliums

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