deacetylate
[ dee-uh-set-l-eyt ]
verb (used with object),de·a·cet·y·lat·ed, de·a·cet·y·lat·ing.Chemistry.
to remove the acetyl group from (an organic compound).
Origin of deacetylate
1Other words from deacetylate
- de·a·cet·y·la·tion, noun
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