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deacetylation

deacetylation noun: any reaction that removes one or more acetyl groups from a molecule.

Noun

deacetylation (plural deacetylations)

  1. Any reaction that removes one or more acetyl groups from a molecule

Forms of deacetylation

pluraldeacetylations

Origin of deacetylation

From de- + acetylation.

Questions about deacetylation

What does deacetylation mean?
Deacetylation means any reaction that removes one or more acetyl groups from a molecule.
What part of speech is deacetylation?
Deacetylation is a noun.
What is the plural of deacetylation?
The plural of deacetylation is deacetylations.

Words near deacetylation in the dictionary

  1. deacetylases
  2. deacetylate
  3. deacetylated
  4. deacetylates
  5. deacetylating
  6. deacetylation
  7. deacetylations
  8. deacetylcephalomannine
  9. deacetylcephalosporin
  10. deacetylcerbertin
  11. deacetyllanatoside

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