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acetum |
acetyl |
acetyl chloride |
acetyl group |
acetyl radical |
acetylate
| acetylation
| acetylcholine
| acetylcholinesterase
| acetylene
| acetylenic
acetylate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb acetylate has 2 senses
- acetylate(v = verb.change) acetylise, acetylize - receive substitution of an acetyl group; "the compounds acetylated" is one way to change
- acetylate(v = verb.change) acetylise, acetylize - introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound); Array is one way to alter, change, modify
Derived forms noun acetyl1, noun acetylation1
Sample sentence:
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Derived forms noun acetyl1, noun acetylation1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
acetylate, v. i.
receive substitution of an acetyl group; of chemical compounds [WordNet 1.5]
acetylate, v. t.
introduce an acetyl group into a chemical compound [WordNet 1.5]
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