deacylation

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noun

The removal of one or more acyl groups from a compound.

OriginEnglish acylation ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

noundeacylation (plural deacylations)

plural deacylations

  1. chemistryThe removal of one or more acyl groups from a compound.

    PC remodeling takes place through deacylation and reacylation processes that is defined as the Lands cycle [12 ].

    2015 December 19, “Molecular Characterization of Two Lysophospholipid:acyl-CoA Acyltransferases Belonging to the MBOAT Family in Nicotiana benthamiana”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishacylation
  8. Englishdeacylation

From de- + acylation.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deacylation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deacylation.

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