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pentaacetylation

pentaacetylation noun: modification by the addition of five acetyl groups.

Noun

pentaacetylation (uncountable)

  1. Modification by the addition of five acetyl groups

Origin of pentaacetylation

From penta- + acetylation.

Questions about pentaacetylation

What does pentaacetylation mean?
Pentaacetylation means modification by the addition of five acetyl groups.
What part of speech is pentaacetylation?
Pentaacetylation is a noun.

Words near pentaacetylation in the dictionary

  1. Penta-di-Casinca
  2. penta-graphene
  3. pentaacetate
  4. pentaacetates
  5. pentaacetylated
  6. pentaacetylation
  7. pentaacylated
  8. pentaalanine
  9. pentaalanines
  10. pentaaluminium
  11. pentaaluminum

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