acetylate

a·cet·y·late

A0051600 (ə-sĕt′l-āt′)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).

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a·cet′y·la′tion n.

acetylate

(əˈsɛtɪˌleɪt) vb1. (Chemistry) (tr) to introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)2. (Chemistry) (intr) (of a chemical compound) to gain or suffer substitution of an acetyl group aˌcetyˈlation n

a•cet•y•late

(əˈsɛt lˌeɪt)

v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. 1. to introduce an acetyl group into (a compound). v.i. 2. to become acetylated. [1905–10] a•cet`y•la′tion, n. a•cet′y•la`tive, adj.

acetylate

Past participle: acetylated
Gerund: acetylating

Imperative
acetylate
acetylate

Present
I acetylate
you acetylate
he/she/it acetylates
we acetylate
you acetylate
they acetylate

Preterite
I acetylated
you acetylated
he/she/it acetylated
we acetylated
you acetylated
they acetylated

Present Continuous
I am acetylating
you are acetylating
he/she/it is acetylating
we are acetylating
you are acetylating
they are acetylating

Present Perfect
I have acetylated
you have acetylated
he/she/it has acetylated
we have acetylated
you have acetylated
they have acetylated

Past Continuous
I was acetylating
you were acetylating
he/she/it was acetylating
we were acetylating
you were acetylating
they were acetylating

Past Perfect
I had acetylated
you had acetylated
he/she/it had acetylated
we had acetylated
you had acetylated
they had acetylated

Future
I will acetylate
you will acetylate
he/she/it will acetylate
we will acetylate
you will acetylate
they will acetylate

Future Perfect
I will have acetylated
you will have acetylated
he/she/it will have acetylated
we will have acetylated
you will have acetylated
they will have acetylated

Future Continuous
I will be acetylating
you will be acetylating
he/she/it will be acetylating
we will be acetylating
you will be acetylating
they will be acetylating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been acetylating
you have been acetylating
he/she/it has been acetylating
we have been acetylating
you have been acetylating
they have been acetylating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been acetylating
you will have been acetylating
he/she/it will have been acetylating
we will have been acetylating
you will have been acetylating
they will have been acetylating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been acetylating
you had been acetylating
he/she/it had been acetylating
we had been acetylating
you had been acetylating
they had been acetylating

Conditional
I would acetylate
you would acetylate
he/she/it would acetylate
we would acetylate
you would acetylate
they would acetylate

Past Conditional
I would have acetylated
you would have acetylated
he/she/it would have acetylated
we would have acetylated
you would have acetylated
they would have acetylated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	acetylate - receive substitution of an acetyl group; "the compounds acetylated"acetylise, acetylizechemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionschange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	2.	acetylate - introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)acetylise, acetylizechemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionsalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"