ACETYL - Definition

Pronunciation:		u'seetl
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)

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	Synonyms:	acetyl group, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radical

	See Also:	acyl, acyl group

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ac"e*tyl\, n. [L. acetum vinegar + Gr. ? substance. See {-yl}.] (Chem.) A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	CH₃CO- This is the radical of acetic acid; it contains a carbonyl and a methyl group.