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Noun: acyl group  a-sil groop
  1. Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
    "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group";
    - acyl

Derived forms: acyl groups

Type of: chemical group, group, radical

Encyclopedia: Acyl group