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acyl

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4 lettersPronunciation /ˈæ.sɪl/Part of speech nounSorted aclyStarts with AEnds with L0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

Ultimately from Latin ac(eō) + -yl.

Used in a sentence

  • From ethyleneoxides or ethyleneimines carrying an acyl substituent, with hydrazine and its derivatives (Ch. 3. XV).

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