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acetyl |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acetyl n : the group or radical of acetic acid
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