Meanings
nounacylation (plural acylations)
plural acylations
- chemistryThe process of adding an acyl group to a compound.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*akēō
- Latinaceō
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishacyl
- Englishacylation
Translations
Catalan acilació
- acilacióthe process of adding an acyl to a compound
Chinese Mandarin 酰化, 醯化
- 酰化 (xiānhuà)the process of adding an acyl to a compound
- 醯化 (xīhuà)the process of adding an acyl to a compound
Finnish asylointi
- asylointithe process of adding an acyl to a compound
German Acylierung
- Acylierungthe process of adding an acyl to a compound
Polish acylowanie
- acylowaniethe process of adding an acyl to a compound
Portuguese acilação
- acilaçãothe process of adding an acyl to a compound
Spanish acilación
- acilaciónthe process of adding an acyl to a compound
Turkish asilasyon, asilleşme
- asilasyonthe process of adding an acyl to a compound
- asilleşmethe process of adding an acyl to a compound
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APA
acylation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acylation
MLA
“acylation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acylation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acylation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acylation.
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