ACETYL CHLORIDE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent odor

Synonyms:

acetyl chloride; ethanoyl chloride

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("acetyl chloride" is a kind of...):

acid halide; acyl halide (organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom)

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