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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]