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acyl

/ˈæ.sɪl/ UK, US
/ˈeɪ.saɪl/ UK, US

noun acyls

Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid. From ethyleneoxides or ethyleneimines carrying an acyl substituent, with hydrazine and its derivatives (Ch. 3. XV).

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noun any of a class of organic radicals

Español	acil, acilo
한국어	아실기 asilgi
日本語	アシル基 ashiru-ki
中文	醯 xī
Português	acila
Français	acyle
Deutsch	Acyl
Italiano	acile
Română	acil

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@misc{acyl_2026,
  title = {acyl},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acyl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}