ACYL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
   Synonym(s)
   • acyl group (what does acyl group mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group
   Hypernyms(s) acyl is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • group (what does group mean?)
   • radical (what does radical mean?)
   • chemical group (what does chemical group mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • acetyl (what does acetyl mean?)
   • acetyl group (what does acetyl group mean?)
   • acetyl radical (what does acetyl radical mean?)
   • ethanoyl group (what does ethanoyl group mean?)
   • ethanoyl radical (what does ethanoyl radical mean?)