acyloxy
adjective
ac·yl·oxy
¦a-sə-¦läk-sē
: relating to or containing any radical (as acetoxy) formed by removal of hydrogen from oxygen in an organic acid and usually having the general formula RCOO−
Word History
Etymology
acyl + oxy-
First Known Use
circa 1927, in the meaning defined above
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