acetylation

Definition of Acetylation in English :

1. acetylation

the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound

Example Sentences:
'the acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Acetylation

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).