Usually means: Addition of acetyl group to molecule.
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  1. acetylation: Merriam-Webster
  2. acetylation: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. acetylation: Collins English Dictionary
  4. acetylation: Vocabulary.com
  5. Acetylation, acetylation: Wordnik
  6. acetylation: Wiktionary
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  8. acetylation: FreeDictionary.org
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  11. Acetylation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. acetylation: Encyclopedia

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  1. acetylation: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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(Note: See acetylate as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (acetylation)

noun:  (organic chemistry) The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance.

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