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acyl group

DEFINITIONS OF: acyl group

1

n any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group

Synonyms:
acyl
Types:
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
Type of:
chemical group, group, radical
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
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