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Verb: acetylize  u'se-tu,lIz
  1. (chemistry) introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
    "They acetylized the compound to increase its solubility";
    - acetylate, acetylise [Brit]
     
  2. (chemistry) receive substitution of an acetyl group
    "the compounds acetylized";
    - acetylate, acetylise [Brit]

Derived forms: acetylized, acetylizes, acetylizing

Type of: alter, change, modify