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monoacetyl

monoacetyl noun: a single acetyl group in a compound.

Noun

monoacetyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) A single acetyl group in a compound

Origin of monoacetyl

From mono- + acetyl.

Questions about monoacetyl

What does monoacetyl mean?
Monoacetyl means a single acetyl group in a compound.
What part of speech is monoacetyl?
Monoacetyl is a noun.

Words near monoacetyl in the dictionary

  1. monoacetate
  2. monoacetates
  3. monoacetin
  4. monoacetone
  5. monoacetoxylation
  6. monoacetyl
  7. monoacetylacoschimperoside
  8. monoacetylated
  9. monoacetylation
  10. monoacetylations
  11. monoacid

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