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Meaning of acetylator in English:

acetylator

Pronunciation /əˈsɛtɪleɪtə/

noun

Pharmacology Physiology

  • A person or animal in whom a drug or other substance is acetylated (and hence inactivated), especially at a specified (slow or fast) rate.

Origin

1960s. From acetylate + -or; compare -ator.