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desacetylation

desacetylation is the alternative form of deacetylation.

Meaning of deacetylation

Noun

deacetylation (plural deacetylations)

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

Forms of desacetylation

pluraldesacetylations

Questions about desacetylation

What is desacetylation the alternative form of?
Desacetylation is the alternative form of deacetylation.

Words near desacetylation in the dictionary

  1. desa
  2. desaccade
  3. desaccaded
  4. desacetoxywortmannin
  5. desacetyl
  6. desacetylation
  7. desacetylations
  8. desacetylcryptograndoside
  9. desacetyldigilanide
  10. desacetyllanatoside
  11. desacetylnerigoside

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