acyl

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin ac(eō) +‎ -yl.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.sɪl/, /ˈeɪ.saɪl/
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Noun

acyl (plural acyls)

  2. (organic chemistry) Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.
    • 2009, Richard H. Wiley, Pyrazoles and Reduced and Condensed Pyrazoles, Volume 22, page 387:
      From ethyleneoxides or ethyleneimines carrying an acyl substituent, with hydrazine and its derivatives (Ch. 3. XV).

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ^ “acyl, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
  2. ^ “acyl”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  3. ^ “acyl”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English acyl. First attested in 1900.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.t͡sɘl/
  • Rhymes: -at͡sɘl
  • Syllabification: a‧cyl

Noun

acyl m inan

  1. (organic chemistry) acyl (any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid)
    chlorek acylu ― acyl chloride

Declension

Declension of acyl
singular
nominative acyl
genitive acylu
dative acylowi
accusative acyl
instrumental acylem
locative acylu
vocative acylu
adjective
nouns
verb

References

  1. ^ Rozprawy Akademii Umiejętności: Wydział Matematyczno-Przyrodniczy‎[1] (in Polish), 1900, page 134

Further reading

  • acyl in PWN's encyclopedia
  • acyl in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
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