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deacetylation

noun

  1. remove the acetyl group from a compound
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English acetylation English deacetylation From de- + acetylation.

  1. Any reaction that removes one or more acetyl groups from a molecule