alkanoylation en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English alkanoyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English alkanoylation From alkanoyl + -ation.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The process of adding an acyl group to a compound.