Acyl vs. Acetyl

Acylnoun

(organic chemistry) Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.

Acylnoun

An acid radical, as acetyl, malonyl, or benzoyl. An acyl radical can be depicted as R-CO-, where -CO- is the carbonyl group, and R is the group that characterizes the acyl moiety.

Acylnoun

any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group;

Acetylnoun

(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid.

Acetylnoun

A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.

Acetylnoun

the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)