deacetylation
noun
deacetylation is spelled D-E-A-C-E-T-Y-L-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deacetylation means “Any reaction that removes one or more acetyl groups from a molecule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deacetylation is deacetylations.
How many letters and syllables are in deacetylation?
| Letters | 13: D-E-A-C-E-T-Y-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is deacetylation?
Deacetylation appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of deacetylation
- deacetylations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deacetylation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any reaction that removes one or more acetyl groups from a molecule
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deacetylation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense reaction that removes acetyl groups from a molecule:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | désacétylation |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does deacetylation come from?
From de- + acetylation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).