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ethanoyl

/ˈɛθ.ə.nɔɪl/

ethanoyl noun: acetyl.

ethanoyl: acetyl
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Noun

ethanoyl (uncountable)

  1. acetyl

Origin of ethanoyl

From ethane + -oyl.

Words formed from ethanoyl

Questions about ethanoyl

What does ethanoyl mean?
Ethanoyl means acetyl.
What part of speech is ethanoyl?
Ethanoyl is a noun.
How do you pronounce ethanoyl?
Ethanoyl is pronounced /ˈɛθ.ə.nɔɪl/.

Words near ethanoyl in the dictionary

  1. ethanologenesis
  2. ethanologenic
  3. ethanologens
  4. ethanols
  5. ethanolysis
  6. ethanoyl
  7. ethanoylation
  8. ethanoylations
  9. ethaverine
  10. ethcathinone
  11. ethchlorvynol

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