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ACETYLATED
Definition of ACETYLATED
verb
simple past and past participle of acetylate
verb
To react with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more acetyl groups into a substance
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Word DNA
ACETYLATED inherits its ancestry from its root, ACETYL.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,543)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ACETYL · 9 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ACETYLATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 173, 9 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 173, 9 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACETYLATED starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AACDEELTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A, E and T appear more than once.
Words that start ACETYL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ACETYLATED?
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