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reacetylate

reacetylate verb: to acetylate again.

Verb

reacetylate (third-person singular simple present reacetylates, present participle reacetylating, simple past and past participle reacetylated)

  1. To acetylate again.

Forms of reacetylate

third-person singular presentreacetylates
present participlereacetylating
past participlereacetylated
pastreacetylated

Origin of reacetylate

From re- + acetylate.

Questions about reacetylate

What does reacetylate mean?
Reacetylate means to acetylate again.
What part of speech is reacetylate?
Reacetylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of reacetylate?
The past tense of reacetylate is reacetylated.

Words near reacetylate in the dictionary

  1. reaccusing
  2. reaccustom
  3. reaccustomed
  4. reaccustoming
  5. reaccustoms
  6. reacetylate
  7. reacetylated
  8. reacetylates
  9. reacetylating
  10. reacetylation
  11. reacetylations

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