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acyl chlorides

acyl chlorides is the plural of acyl chloride.

Meaning of acyl chloride

Noun

acyl chloride (plural acyl chlorides)

  1. Any organic compound containing an acyl functional group (R-CO-) directly attached to a chlorine atom (R-CO-Cl).
    Synonyms:
    acid chloride

Questions about acyl chlorides

What is acyl chlorides the plural of?
Acyl chlorides is the plural of acyl chloride.

Words near acyl chlorides in the dictionary

  1. acyl anhydride
  2. acyl anhydrides
  3. acyl bromide
  4. acyl bromides
  5. acyl chloride
  6. acyl chlorides
  7. acyl fluoride
  8. acyl fluorides
  9. acyl halide
  10. acyl halides
  11. acyl iodide

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