acet·y·late
ə-ˈse-tᵊl-ˌāt 
acetylated; acetylating
: to introduce the acetyl radical into (a compound)
acet·y·la·tion
ə-ˌse-tə-ˈlā-shən
plural -s
: the act or process of acetylating
acetylation of cellulose
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Her team reported last year in Cell that many mRNA cytosine bases are acetylated.
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Ken Garber,
Science | AAAS,
1 July 2019
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acetylate
transitive verb
acet·y·late
ə-ˈset-ᵊl-ˌāt
acetylated; acetylating
: to introduce the acetyl radical into (a compound)
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