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acyl

/ˈæ.sɪl/

acyl noun: any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.

Noun

acyl (plural acyls)

  1. Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.
    • From ethyleneoxides or ethyleneimines carrying an acyl substituent, with hydrazine and its derivatives (Ch. 3. XV).2009, Richard H. Wiley, Pyrazoles and Reduced and Condensed Pyrazoles, Volume 22, page 387

acyl meaning in Tamil

acyl in Tamil

குறையமில

Forms of acyl

pluralacyls

Origin of acyl

Ultimately from Latin ac(eō) + -yl.

Words formed from acyl

Phrases with acyl

Questions about acyl

What does acyl mean?
Acyl means any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.
What is acyl in Tamil?
Acyl in Tamil is குறையமில. See Acyl meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acyl?
Acyl is a noun.
How do you pronounce acyl?
Acyl is pronounced /ˈæ.sɪl/ (UK).
What is the plural of acyl?
The plural of acyl is acyls.

Words near acyl in the dictionary

  1. acyclicity
  2. acycloguanosine
  3. acyclovir
  4. acyclovirs
  5. acyesis
  6. acyl
  7. acyl anhydride
  8. acyl anhydrides
  9. acyl bromide
  10. acyl bromides
  11. acyl chloride

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