HyperDic: acetylation

English > 1 sense of the word acetylation:
NOUNprocessacetylationthe process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound
English > acetylation: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningThe process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound.
Example"the acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin"
BroaderacylationThe process of introducing an acyl group into a compound
Spanishacetilación
Catalanacetilació
Verbsacetylatereceive substitution of an acetyl group
acetylateintroduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)

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