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acyl

/'æsɪl/

Synonyms of acyl Antonyms of acyl Examples of acyl Usage of acyl Parts of acyl Definition that contains acyl Words sounding like acyl Explanation of acyl

noun
any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
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"an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"

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acyl group

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chemical group group radical

Definition that contains acyl

acetyl chloride colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent odor
ethanoyl chloride colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent odor
foryml (chemistry) the negative univalent acyl radical CHO that occurs in aldehydes
acylation the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound