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acetylate en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin acēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin acētumder. English aceto- English acet- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English acetyl Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English acetylate From acetyl + -ate.

Meanings

  1. To react with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more acetyl groups into a substance

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
acetylating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
acetylated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
acetylated Tense=Past lexicographic
acetylates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

acetylator · reacetylate · acetylatable · hyperacetylate · hyperacetylating · acetylative · deacetylate

Relateds

acetylation

Translations (2)

pl acetylować (Translations) · fi asetyloida (Translations)