acetylation acetylate • acetylator · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · acetylation · · Text Latin · · Script 11 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound. Example: "The acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin." · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079