Definition of acetylate

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a·cet·y·late

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TRANSITIVE VERB:
a·cet·y·lat·ed, a·cet·y·lat·ing, a·cet·y·lates

To bring an acetyl group into (an organic molecule).

OTHER FORMS:
a·cety·lation(Noun)

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