"acetylation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acetylations [plural]
Etymology: From acetylate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|acetylate|ion}} acetylate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun}} acetylation (plural acetylations)
  1. (organic chemistry) The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance. Wikidata QID: Q796604 Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Synonyms: ethanoylation Related terms: acetylate Translations (reaction of a substance with acetic acid): asetylaatio (Finnish), asetýling [feminine] (Icelandic), asetilasi (Indonesian), アセチル化 (asechiruka) (alt: アセチルか) (Japanese), ацетилдеу (asetildeu) (Kazakh), pengasetilan (Malay), acetylacja [feminine] (Polish), acetylowanie [neuter] (Polish), acetilação [feminine] (Portuguese), ацетилирование (acetilirovanije) [feminine] (Russian)

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