acetylate

Definition of Acetylate in English :

1. acetylate, acetylise, acetylize

receive substitution of an acetyl group

Example Sentences:
'the compounds acetylated'

2. acetylate, acetylise, acetylize

introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Acetylate

verb

1. (transitive)

to introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)

2. (intransitive)

(of a chemical compound) to gain or suffer substitution of an acetyl group

verb transitive

Word forms: aˈcetyˌlated or aˈcetyˌlating

to combine an acetyl radical with (an organic compound)

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).