ACETYLIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acetylize mean? 

• ACETYLIZE (verb)
  The verb ACETYLIZE has 2 senses:

1. receive substitution of an acetyl group

2. introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)

  Familiarity information: ACETYLIZE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACETYLIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they acetylize    ... he / she / it acetylizes   
Past simple: acetylized   
Past participle: acetylized   
-ing form: acetylizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Receive substitution of an acetyl group

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

acetylate; acetylise; acetylize

Context example:

the compounds acetylated

Hypernyms (to "acetylize" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

acetyl (the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

acetylate; acetylise; acetylize

Hypernyms (to "acetylize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

acetyl (the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-))