Definition of "acetylated" [acetylated]

• Simple past tense and past participle of acetylate. (verb)
• That has been reacted with acetic acid (or one of its derivatives), or has been modified by the attachment of acetyl groups. (adjective)

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• "They first measured the level of pituitary and brain beta-endorphin in two forms: the acetylated, nonactive form, and the nonacetylated, active form."
• "The optical activity of tannin is expressed in this formula and its probability is corroborated by Nierenstein, who was able to resolve the acetylated tannin by fractional precipitation into pentacetyl tannin"
• "The interpretation of these numbers appears to be this: in the original reaction with the lignocellulose it is the cellulose residue which is acetylated, and at the same time condensed."