Associations to the word «Acetylation»

Wiktionary

ACETYLATION, noun. (chemistry) The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance

Dictionary definition

ACETYLATION, noun. The process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound; "the acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras