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Acyl

Noun CEFR B1
ˈæ.sɪl

Definitions

Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.

Equivalents

Españolacilacilo
Françaisacyle
DeutschAcyl
11 more languages
العربيةأسيل
Suomiasyyli
Gaeilgeaicil
Italianoacile
ភាសាខ្មែរអាស៊ីល
한국어아실기
Kurdîacîl
Portuguêsacila
Românăacil

Examples

From ethyleneoxides or ethyleneimines carrying an acyl substituent, with hydrazine and its derivatives (Ch. 3. XV).”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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