acetyl

a·ce·tyl

A0051500 (ə-sēt′l, ăs′ĭ-tl)n. The methyl acyl group, CH₃CO, formally derived from acetic acid.

ac′e·tyl′ic (ăs′ĭ-tĭl′ĭk) adj.

acetyl

(ˈæsɪˌtaɪl; əˈsiːtaɪl) n (Chemistry) (modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group CH3CO-: acetyl group or radical. [C19: from acet(ic) + -yl] acetylic adj

a•ce•tyl

(əˈsit l, əˈsɛt l, ˈæs ɪ tl)

n. the univalent group CH₃CO–, derived from acetic acid. [1860–65]

Thesaurus

Noun

acetyl - the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)acetyl group, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radicalacyl, acyl group - any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"

Translations

acetyl

[ə′sēd·əl] (organic chemistry) CH₃CO‒ A two-carbon organic radical containing a methyl group and a carbonyl group.

acetyl

[as´ĕ-til, as´ĕtēl″] the monovalent radical CH₃CO-, a combining form of acetic acid.

ac·e·tyl (Ac),

(as'e-til), Avoid the mispronunciation ace'tyl.CH₃CO-; an acetic acid molecule from which the hydroxyl group has been removed.

Acetyl

A functional group and monovalent radical of acetic acid which contains a methyl group single-bonded to the central carbonyl, double-bonded oxygen and a nonbonded electron with which it forms a bond with the rest (R) of the molecule.

ac·e·tyl

(Ac) (as'ĕ-til) An acetic acid molecule from which the hydroxyl group has been removed.

acetyl

Related to acetyl: acetyl chloride, acetylcholine, acyl, acetyl CoA, acetyl l-carnitine

noun

Synonyms for acetyl

noun the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)

Synonyms

acetyl group
acetyl radical
ethanoyl group
ethanoyl radical

Related Words

acyl
acyl group

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