acetylate

Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

acetylate(v = verb.change) acetylise, acetylize - receive substitution of an acetyl group; "the compounds acetylated"

is one way to change

Derived forms noun acetyl₁, noun acetylation₁

Sample sentence:
Something ----s

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:
Somebody ----s something

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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