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acetyl
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.
Wiktionary
n. (context organic chemistry English) The univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid.
WordNet
n. the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: acetyl group, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radical]
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "acetyl".
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.