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acetylate

a·cet·y·late
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-set-l-eyt]
    • /əˈsɛt lˌeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-set-l-eyt]
    • /əˈsɛt lˌeɪt/

Definitions of acetylate word

  • verb acetylate to introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound) 3
  • verb acetylate (of a chemical compound) to gain or suffer substitution of an acetyl group 3
  • verb transitive acetylate to combine an acetyl radical with (an organic compound) 3
  • verb with object acetylate to introduce one or more acetyl groups into (a compound). 1
  • verb without object acetylate to become acetylated. 1
  • noun acetylate Introduce an acetyl group into (a molecule or compound). 1

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Origin of acetylate

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; acetyl + -ate1

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Parts of speech for Acetylate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

acetylate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

acetylate usage trend in Literature

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