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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound;
- Example: "the acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

acetylation
    n 1: the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound;
         "the acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin"