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acetoacetyl

acetoacetyl noun: the univalent radical CH₃CO-CH₂CO- derived from acetoacetic acid.

Noun

acetoacetyl (plural acetoacetyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical CH₃CO-CH₂CO- derived from acetoacetic acid

Forms of acetoacetyl

pluralacetoacetyls

Origin of acetoacetyl

From aceto- + acetyl.

Questions about acetoacetyl

What does acetoacetyl mean?
Acetoacetyl means the univalent radical CH₃CO-CH₂CO- derived from acetoacetic acid.
What part of speech is acetoacetyl?
Acetoacetyl is a noun.
What is the plural of acetoacetyl?
The plural of acetoacetyl is acetoacetyls.

Words near acetoacetyl in the dictionary

  1. acetoacetases
  2. acetoacetate
  3. acetoacetates
  4. acetoacetic
  5. acetoacetic acid
  6. acetoacetyl
  7. acetoacetylaminobenzene
  8. acetoacetyls
  9. acetoamide
  10. acetoamides
  11. acetoarsenite

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