acetyl group

Other forms: acetyl groups

Definitions of acetyl group
  1. noun
    the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)
    synonyms: acetyl, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radical
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    type of:
    acyl, acyl group
    any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
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