Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deacylation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dea-cy-la-tion
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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 acylation English deacylation From de- + acylation.

Inflected Forms

deacylations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

deacyl

Questions

What does deacylation mean?: The removal of one or more acyl groups from a compound.
Where does deacylation come from?: 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 acylation English deacylation From de- + acylation.

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