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Meaning of ACYL

Pronunciation:  'asil

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
 
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 Synonyms: acyl group
 
 See Also: acetyl, acetyl group, acetyl radical, chemical group, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radical, group, radical

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ac"yl\, n. [Acid + -yl.] (Org. Chem.)
An acid radical, as acetyl, malonyl, or benzoyl.
 
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