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acetylation

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a·cet·y·late  (-stl-t)
tr.v. a·cet·y·lat·ed, a·cet·y·lat·ing, a·cet·y·lates
To bring an acetyl group into (an organic molecule).
a·cety·lation n.
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Noun1.acetylation - the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compoundacetylation - the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound; "the acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin"
acylation - the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound
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