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deacetylation

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de⋅a⋅cet⋅y⋅late

[dee-uh-set-l-eyt]
–verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing. Chemistry.
to remove the acetyl group from (an organic compound).

Origin:
de- + acetylate


de⋅a⋅cet⋅y⋅la⋅tion, noun
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