acyl : Idioms & Phrases
acyl anhydrides
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noun organic compounds that react with water to form an acid
acid anhydrides.
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acyl group
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noun any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
acyl.
- an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group
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acyl halide
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noun organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom
acid halide.