"acetyl" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈsiːtaɪl/ [UK], /əˈsiːtɪl/ [UK], /ˈæsətɪl/ [US], /əˈsiːtɪl/ [US] Forms: acetyls [plural]
Etymology: From Latin acētum (“vinegar”) + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “substance”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|acētum|t=vinegar}} Latin acētum (“vinegar”), {{der|en|grc|ὕλη|t=substance}} Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “substance”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} acetyl (plural acetyls)
  1. (organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃CO- derived from acetic acid. Wikidata QID: Q481808 Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Synonyms: ethanoyl Related terms: acet- (alt: aceto-) Translations (univalent radical): acetil [masculine] (Catalan), acetilo (Esperanto), asetyyli (Finnish), acétyl [masculine] (French), acetilo (Ido), acetile [masculine] (Italian), acetyl [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), استیل (asetil) (Ottoman Turkish), استیل (Persian), acetyl [masculine] (Polish), acetil [masculine] (Romanian), acetilo [masculine] (Spanish), acetil [masculine] (Spanish), acetyl [common-gender] (Swedish), asetil (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-acetyl-en-noun-en:Q481808 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Derived forms: acebutolol, acetamide, acetergamine, acetoacetyl, acetylacetone, acetyladenylate, acetylajmaline, acetylaminen, acetylamino, acetylase, acetylate, acetylbenzoate, acetylbenzoic, acetylbiuret, acetyl bromide, acetylcarbazole, acetylcarbromal, acetylcarnitine, acetylcellulose, acetylchitooligosaccharide, acetyl chloride, acetylcholine, acetylcholinesterase, acetyl CoA, acetyl-CoA carboxylase, acetyl-CoA synthetase, acetyl coenzyme A, acetylcyanide, acetylcysteine, acetyldigitoxin, acetyldigoxin, acetylene, acetylenediurein, acetylesterase, acetylferrocene, acetylfluoride, acetylgalactosamide, acetylgalactosamine, acetylglucomannan, acetylglucosaminyl, acetylhydrolase, acetylic, acetylide, acetyliodide, acetylisoquinoline, acetyllactosamine, acetylleucine, acetyllysine, acetylmannosamine, acetylmethadol, acetylmethionine, acetylmethylcarbinol, acetylmuramic, acetylmuramidase, acetylmuramyl, acetylneuraminic, acetylome, acetylornithine, acetyloxy, acetylperoxide, acetylphenol, acetylphenylhydrazine, acetylpolyamine, acetylproteome, acetylpyridine, acetylpyrroline, acetylrosaniline, acetylsalicylate, acetylsalicylic, acetylsalol, acetylserotonin, acetylspermidine, acetylspermine, acetyltannic, acetyltannic acid, acetylthiocholine, acetylthymol, acetyltransfer, acetyltransferase, acetyltropeine, acetylurea, acetylxylan, azidoacetyl, cyanoacetyl, deacetyltransferase, diacetyl, diacetylverrucarol, diphenylacetyl, etacepride, guacetisal, hexaacetylmannitol, iocetamic acid, monoacetyl, N-acetyl-dihydroxyhomotyrosine, N-acetyl-p-aminophenol, tetraacetylethylenediamine, thioacetyl, triacetyloleandomycin, ulipristal

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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "univalent radical",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acétyl"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "univalent radical",
      "word": "acetilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "univalent radical",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acetile"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "univalent radical",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "acetyl"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "asetil",
      "sense": "univalent radical",
      "word": "استیل"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "univalent radical",
      "word": "استیل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "univalent radical",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acetyl"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "univalent radical",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acetil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "univalent radical",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acetilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "univalent radical",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acetil"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "univalent radical",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "acetyl"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "univalent radical",
      "word": "asetil"
    }
  ],
  "word": "acetyl"
}

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