Definition of acetyl Acetyl

ac•e•tyl

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What does acetyl mean?

Noun Plural: acetyls
acetyl - the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)
		acetyl group, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radical
		acyl, 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"

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acetyl (n.)
A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.