acetilo

See also: acetilò

Esperanto

Etymology

From aceto (“vinegar”) +‎ -ilo (“-yl”). First attested in 1910.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at͡seˈtilo/
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: a‧ce‧ti‧lo

Noun

acetilo (accusative singular acetilon, plural acetiloj, accusative plural acetilojn)

1. (organic chemistry) acetyl

Italian

Verb

acetilo

1. first-person singular present indicative of acetilare

Anagrams

• atelico, celiato, coitale, coliate, etolica

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin acētum +‎ -ilo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aθeˈtilo/ [a.θeˈt̪i.lo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /aseˈtilo/ [a.seˈt̪i.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: a‧ce‧ti‧lo

Noun

acetilo m (plural acetilos)

1. (organic chemistry) acetyl

Alternative forms

• acetil

Related terms

• acetilcisteína
• acetilcolinesterasa
• acetileno
• acetilgalactosamina
• acetilglucosamina
• acetilmanosamina
• acetilmurámico
• acetilneuramínico
• acetilsalicílico
• acetiltransferasa

Further reading

• “acetilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025