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Acetyl

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The acetic acid radical CH3CO.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A univalent radical supposed to exist in acetic acid and its derivatives.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)

Word Usage

"All cholesterol is made from the basic molecule called acetyl CoA, which comes from the metabolism of carbohydrate, metabolism of extra protein, and metabolism of fat."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

acyl group acyl

Form

acetylcholine acetyl-CoA synthetase acetyl CoA acetyl coenzyme A acetyl-CoA carboxylase acetyl chloride

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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