Search Result for "acetylate":
Wordnet 3.0
VERB (2)
1. receive substitution of an acetyl group;
- Example: "the compounds acetylated"
[syn: acetylate, acetylize, acetylise]
2. introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound);
[syn: acetylate, acetylize, acetylise]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
acetylate \acetylate\ v. i. 1. (Chem.) receive substitution of an acetyl group; of chemical compounds Syn: acetylize [WordNet 1.5]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
acetylate \acetylate\ v. t. (Chem.) 1 introduce an acetyl group into a chemical compound Syn: acetylize [WordNet 1.5]
