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acetonyl

acetonyl noun: the univalent radical CH₃-CO-CH₂- formally derived from acetone.

Noun

acetonyl (plural acetonyls)

  1. The univalent radical CH₃-CO-CH₂- formally derived from acetone

Forms of acetonyl

pluralacetonyls

Origin of acetonyl

From acetone + -yl.

Questions about acetonyl

What does acetonyl mean?
Acetonyl means the univalent radical CH₃-CO-CH₂- formally derived from acetone.
What part of speech is acetonyl?
Acetonyl is a noun.
What is the plural of acetonyl?
The plural of acetonyl is acetonyls.

Words near acetonyl in the dictionary

  1. acetonometer
  2. acetonometers
  3. acetonuria
  4. acetonurometer
  5. acetonurometers
  6. acetonyl
  7. acetonylacetone
  8. acetonylating
  9. acetonylation
  10. acetonylations
  11. acetonylidene

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