monoacylate

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ acylate.

Verb

monoacylate (third-person singular simple present monoacylates, present participle monoacylating, simple past and past participle monoacylated)

  1. (organic chemistry) To introduce a single acyl group into a molecule

Derived terms

Noun

monoacylate (plural monoacylates)

  1. A monoacylated product