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acetylic

acetylic adjective: of or pertaining to acetyl.

Adjective

acetylic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to acetyl.

Origin of acetylic

From acetyl + -ic.

Questions about acetylic

What does acetylic mean?
Acetylic means of or pertaining to acetyl.
What part of speech is acetylic?
Acetylic is an adjective.

Words near acetylic in the dictionary

  1. acetylhexosaminidase
  2. acetylhexosaminidases
  3. acetylhydrazine
  4. acetylhydrolase
  5. acetylhydrolases
  6. acetylic
  7. acetylide
  8. acetylides
  9. acetylinic
  10. acetylisoniazid
  11. acetylisoquinoline

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