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Etymology

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mono- +‎ acylate

Verb

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monoacylate (third-person singular simple present monoacylates, present participle monoacylating, simple past and past participle monoacylated)

  1. (organic chemistry) To introduce a single acyl group into a molecule

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Noun

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monoacylate (plural monoacylates)

  1. A monoacylated product