How do you pronounce acylation?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌeɪsɪˈleɪʃən/.

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acylation

/ˌeɪsɪˈleɪʃən/

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Frequency: 1.60 in modern English

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English acyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English acylation From acyl + -ation.

acylations (plural)

aminoacylation autoacylation deacylation hydroacylation hyperacylation hypoacylation misacylation monoacylation preacylation reacylation thioacylation transacylation

Friedel-Crafts acylation

How do you pronounce acylation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌeɪsɪˈleɪʃən/.
What does acylation mean?: The process of adding an acyl group to a compound.
Where does acylation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English acyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English acylation From acyl + -ation.

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