ACYLATION

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 I. (noun) 

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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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