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___ chloride (dyemaking chemical)
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acetyl
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context organic chemistry English) The univalent radical CH 3 CO- derived from acetic acid.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acetyl \Ac"e*tyl\, n. [L. acetum vinegar + Gr. ? substance. See -yl .] (Chem.) A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.
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When Ralph and Al reached the attic, they opened their canvas bags and removed a small folding camp chair, a drill with a steel bit, a tray of sandwiches, two cans of beer, a pair of 12 by 40 Zeiss binoculars for viewing distant objects in a dim light, and two live hamsters that had been injected with three quarters of a milligram of acetyl promazine.