acylation

acylation

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.
Latin aceō
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
Frenchder.
English -yl
English acyl
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 acylation

    From acyl + -ation.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌeɪsɪˈleɪʃən/
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    Noun

    acylation (plural acylations)

    2. (organic chemistry) The process of adding an acyl group to a compound.

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