acetyl

See also: acétyl

English

Etymology

From Latin acētum (“vinegar”) + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “substance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈsiːtaɪl/, /əˈsiːtɪl/
• IPA^(key): /ˈæsətɪl/, /əˈsiːtɪl/

Noun

acetyl (plural acetyls)

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

Derived terms

• acetylase
• acetylate
• acetyl chloride
• acetylcholine
• acetylcholinesterase
• acetyl CoA
• acetyl-CoA carboxylase
• acetyl-CoA synthetase
• acetyl coenzyme A
• acetylene
• acetylic
• acetylide
• acetylsalicylate

 

Translations

univalent radical

• Catalan: acetil m
• Esperanto: acetilo (eo)
• Finnish: asetyyli
• French: acétyl m
• Ido: acetilo (io)
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• Italian: acetile (it) m
• Persian: استیل (fa)
• Spanish: acetilo (es) m, acetil m
• Swedish: acetyl (sv) c

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Swedish

Noun

acetyl c

1. an acetyl

Declension

Declension of acetyl
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	acetyl	acetylen	acetyler	acetylerna
Genitive	acetyls	acetylens	acetylers	acetylernas