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ACETYL RADICAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acetyl radical mean?
• ACETYL RADICAL (noun)
The noun ACETYL RADICAL has 1 sense:
1. the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)
Familiarity information: ACETYL RADICAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
acetyl; acetyl group; acetyl radical; ethanoyl group; ethanoyl radical
Hypernyms ("acetyl radical" is a kind of...):
acyl; acyl group (any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group)
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