Meaning of ACETYL GROUP

Pronunciation:			u'seetl groop
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)
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	Synonyms:		acetyl, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radical
	See Also:		acyl, acyl group
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A CH3CO- group on a larger molecule, where the -CH3 (a methyl group) 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.