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butyrylation

butyrylation noun: the reaction of a substance with butyric acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more butyryl groups into a substance.

Noun

butyrylation (plural butyrylations)

  1. The reaction of a substance with butyric acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more butyryl groups into a substance

Forms of butyrylation

pluralbutyrylations

Origin of butyrylation

From butyryl + -ation.

Questions about butyrylation

What does butyrylation mean?
Butyrylation means the reaction of a substance with butyric acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more butyryl groups into a substance.
What part of speech is butyrylation?
Butyrylation is a noun.
What is the plural of butyrylation?
The plural of butyrylation is butyrylations.

Words near butyrylation in the dictionary

  1. butyrophilin
  2. butyrophilins
  3. butyrospermol
  4. butyrous
  5. butyryl
  6. butyrylation
  7. butyrylations
  8. butyrylcholine
  9. butyrylcholinesterase
  10. butyrylcholinesterases
  11. butyryls

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