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Acetyl

Ac′e-tyl

,

Noun.

[L.

acetum

vinegar + Gr. [GREEK] substance. See

.]

(Chem.)

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

Definition 2024

acetyl

acetyl

See also: acétyl

English

Noun

acetyl ‎(plural acetyls)

(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃CO- derived from acetic acid.

Derived terms

Derived terms

acetyl-CoA carboxylase
acetyl-CoA synthetase
acetyl coenzyme A

Translations

univalent radical

Esperanto: acetilo (eo)
French: acétyl m
Ido: acetilo (io)
Italian: acetile (it) m

Persian: استیل (fa)
Spanish: acetil m, acetilo (es) m
Swedish: acetyl (sv) c

Swedish

Noun

acetyl c

an acetyl

Declension

Inflection of acetyl
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	acetyl	acetylen	acetyler	acetylerna
Genitive	acetyls	acetylens	acetylers	acetylernas