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acetyl

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Noun

HYPHEN

ac=e=tyl

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun acetyl has 1 sense

acetyl(n = noun.substance) acetyl group, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radical - the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-); Array

is a kind of acyl, acyl group

Derived forms verb acetylate₂, verb acetylate₁, adjective acetylic₁, verb acetylize₂, verb acetylize₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

acetyl, n. [L. acetum vinegar + Gr. substance. See -yl.].

A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

acetyl, n. Chem. the univalent radical of acetic acid.

Idiom

acetyl silk = acetate silk.

Usage

Chem. formula: CH3CO-.

Etymology

ACETIC + -YL

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