acyl

Definitions of acyl

1. noun

   any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
   “an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group”

   synonyms: acyl group

   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