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ACYLATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The process of introducing an acyl group into a compound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("acylation" is a kind of...):
chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acylation"):
acetylation (the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound)
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