Synonyms & related words for acylate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of acylate. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to acylate

Explore words related to acylate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include acylation, acyl, hemiacetal, imine, butyryl, imidic, enamine, diester. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does acylate come from?

The word acylate breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Greek origin: ac, from Latin acidus (“sour, sharp, acid”); -yl, from Greek hyle (“matter, stuff, wood”); and -ate, from Latin atus (“to make, treat with”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.