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See also: acétyl
English
Etymology
From Latin acētum (“vinegar”) + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “substance”).
Pronunciation
Noun
acetyl (plural acetyls)
- (organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid.
- Synonym: ethanoyl
Usage notes
Sometimes abbreviated "Ac", but this conflicts with Ac = actinium.
Derived terms
- acebutolol
- acetamide
- acetergamine
- acetoacetyl
- acetylacetone
- acetyladenylate
- acetylajmaline
- acetylaminen
- acetylamino
- acetylase
- acetylate
- acetylbenzoate
- acetylbenzoic
- acetylbiuret
- acetyl bromide
- acetylcarbazole
- acetylcarbromal
- acetylcarnitine
- acetylcellulose
- acetylchitooligosaccharide
- acetyl chloride
- acetylcholine
- acetylcholinesterase
- acetyl CoA
- acetyl-CoA carboxylase
- acetyl-CoA synthetase
- acetyl coenzyme A
- acetylcyanide
- acetylcysteine
- acetyldigitoxin
- acetyldigoxin
- acetylene
- acetylenediurein
- acetylesterase
- acetylferrocene
- acetylfluoride
- acetylgalactosamide
- acetylgalactosamine
- acetylglucomannan
- acetylglucosaminyl
- acetylhydrolase
- acetylic
- acetylide
- acetyliodide
- acetylisoquinoline
- acetyllactosamine
- acetylleucine
- acetyllysine
- acetylmannosamine
- acetylmethadol
- acetylmethionine
- acetylmethylcarbinol
- acetylmuramic
- acetylmuramidase
- acetylmuramyl
- acetylneuraminic
- acetylome
- acetylornithine
- acetyloxy
- acetylperoxide
- acetylphenol
- acetylphenylhydrazine
- acetylpolyamine
- acetylproteome
- acetylpyridine
- acetylpyrroline
- acetylrosaniline
- acetylsalicylate
- acetylsalicylic
- acetylsalol
- acetylserotonin
- acetylspermidine
- acetylspermine
- acetyltannic
- acetyltannic acid
- acetylthiocholine
- acetylthymol
- acetyltransfer
- acetyltransferase
- acetyltropeine
- acetylurea
- acetylxylan
- azidoacetyl
- cyanoacetyl
- deacetyltransferase
- diacetyl
- diacetylverrucarol
- diphenylacetyl
- etacepride
- guacetisal
- hexaacetylmannitol
- iocetamic acid
- monoacetyl
- N-acetyl-dihydroxyhomotyrosine
- N-acetyl-p-aminophenol
- tetraacetylethylenediamine
- thioacetyl
- triacetyloleandomycin
- ulipristal
Related terms
Translations
univalent radical
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Internationalism. By surface analysis, acet- + -yl.
Pronunciation
Noun
acetyl n (definite singular acetylet, indefinite plural acetyl, definite plural acetyla or acetylene)
- (organic chemistry) acetyl (the univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid)
References
Anagrams
- acylet
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