acyl

1. Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group (synset 114618888)
   "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
   is a type of: chemical group, group, radical - (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
   subtypes:

   • acetyl, acetyl group, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radical - the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)
   • foryml - (chemistry) the negative univalent acyl radical CHO that occurs in aldehydes
   same as: acyl group

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