ETHANOYL GROUP

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Meaning:

The organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)

Synonyms:

acetyl; acetyl group; acetyl radical; ethanoyl group; ethanoyl radical

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("ethanoyl group" is a kind of...):

acyl; acyl group (any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group)

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