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Definition of acyl

any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"

Similar Words: acyl group

Hyponyms: acetyl, acetyl group, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radical

Anagrams: clay, Clay, lacy

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