Definition of Acetyl

1. Noun. The organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-).

Exact synonyms: Acetyl Group, Acetyl Radical, Ethanoyl Group, Ethanoyl Radical
Generic synonyms: Acyl, Acyl Group
Derivative terms: Acetylate, Acetylate, Acetylic, Acetylize, Acetylize

Definition of Acetyl

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

Definition of Acetyl

1. a univalent radical [n -S] : ACETYLIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Acetyl

1. This is the radical of acetic acid, it contains a carbonyl and a methyl group that is single-bonded to the carbon, an oxygen is single-bonded to the carbon, and the carbon has two other bonds to the rest of the molecule. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acetyl

acetose
acetosoluble albumin
acetosulfone sodium
acetous
acetous
acetoxyacetylaminofluorene
acetoxyl
acetoxyls
acetphenetidin
acetrizoate sodium
acetrizoic acid
acetum
acetum
aceturate
acetyl (current term)
acetyl (current term)
acetyl-activating enzyme
acetyl-CoA
acetyl-CoA-1-alkyl-2-lyso-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine acetyltransferase
acetyl-CoA:alpha-glucosaminide acetyltransferase
acetyl-CoA - lysine N6-acetyltransferase
acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase
acetyl-CoA acylase
acetyl-CoA acyltransferase
acetyl-CoA c-acetyltransferase
acetyl-CoA c-acyltransferase
acetyl-CoA carboxylase
acetyl-CoA deacylase
acetyl-CoA hydrolase
acetyl-CoA ligase

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