acetylating
əˈsɛtəˌleɪtɪŋ
Definition

Definition of acetylating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

chemistryTECH.introducing an acetyl group into a compoundTECH.
  • The acetylating agent was added to the reaction mixture.
  • The acetylating process took several hours to complete.
  • Researchers are studying new acetylating methods.
acetylated
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Origin of acetylating

French, acétyle (acetyl) + -ate (suffix forming verbs)

Terms related to acetylating

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acetylacetylateacetylatedacetylationchemicalcompoundderivativegroupmoleculeorganicreactionsynthesis

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  1. French:acétylant, ...
  2. German:acetylierend, ...
  3. Italian:acetilante, ...
  4. Spanish:acetilante, ...
  5. Portuguese:introduzindo um grupo acetil, ...
  6. Chinese:乙酰化, ...
  7. Japanese:アセチル化する, ...
  8. Arabic:مُسْتَأْسِل, ...
  9. Hebrew:מְאַצְטִיל, ...
  10. Russian:ацетилирующий, ...
  11. Ukrainian:ацетилюючий, ...
  12. Hindi:एसिटिलेटिंग, ...
acetylate
əˈsiːtəˌleɪt

Definition of acetylate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

1.
organic chemistryintr.TECH.react with acetic acid or its derivativesintr.TECH.
  • The substance will acetylate when mixed with acetic acid.
acetify acetylize
2.
chemistrytr.TECH.add an acetyl group to a compoundtr.TECH.
  • The lab technician will acetylate the sample.
acetylize
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Origin of acetylate

Latin, acetum (vinegar) + -yl (chemical suffix)

Terms related to acetylate

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
acetylchemicalcompoundderivativeesterifymodifyreactionsynthesistransformchemistrymodificationmolecule

Examples of acetylate in a sentence

  • To improve the drug's efficacy, they acetylate it in the lab.
  • Researchers need to acetylate compounds for the experiment.
  • The process to acetylate the substance was complex.

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  1. French:acétyler, ...
  2. German:acetylieren, acetylieren durchführen, ...
  3. Italian:acetilare, aggiungere un gruppo acetile, ...
  4. Spanish:acetilar, añadir un grupo acetilo, ...
  5. Portuguese:acetilar, ...
  6. Chinese:乙酰化, 加乙酰基, ...
  7. Japanese:アセチル化する, アセチル基を付加する, ...
  8. Arabic:أَسْتَلَ, أسيتل, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְאֶצְטֵל, לְאַצְטֵל, ...
  10. Russian:ацетилировать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:ацетилюватися, ацетилювати, ...
  12. Hindi:एसिटिलेट करना, एसीटिलेट करना, ...

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