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51cellulose acetate — noun Chemistry a non flammable polymer made by acetylating cellulose, used as the basis of artificial fibres and plastic …
52acetylate — /əˈsɛtəleɪt/ (say uh setuhlayt) verb (t) (acetylated, acetylating) to replace a hydrogen atom in a molecule with an acetyl group. {acetyl + ate2} –acetylation /əsɛtəˈleɪʃən/ (say uhsetuh layshuhn), noun …
53acetylate — [ə set′ l āt΄, əsēt′ l āt] vt. acetylated, acetylating to combine an acetyl radical with (an organic compound) acetylation n …
54ketene — [kē′tēn΄] n. [ KET(O) + ENE] 1. a colorless, toxic gas, H2C∶CO, with a penetrating odor, made by passing acetone or acetic acid through hot metal tubes: used esp. as an acetylating agent 2. any of a series of related organic compounds containing… …
55acetoveratrone — ˈverə.ˌtrōn noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary acet + veratrole + one : a white crystalline ketone CH3COC6H3(OCH3)2 made by acetylating veratrole; 3,4 dimethoxy acetophenone …
56acetylator — əˈsed.əlˌād.ə(r) noun ( s) : an acetylating apparatus used especially in making cellulose acetate …
57acetyl coenzyme A — noun : the coenzyme C21H35N7O16P3SOCCH3 of transacetylase that is formed as an intermediate in metabolism and that takes part in various biological acetylations and is oxidized in the Krebs cycle * * * acetyl coenzyme A, Biochemistry. a compound… …
58ketene — ˈkēˌtēn noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ket + ene; originally formed as German keten : a colorless poisonous gaseous compound CH2 . C . O of penetrating odor that is made by pyrolysis of acetic acid or acetone and used as …
