Acetyl

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acetyl \Ac"e*tyl\, n. [L. acetum vinegar + Gr. ? substance. See
     {-yl}.] (Chem.)
     A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of
     carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide
     is acetic acid.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acetyl
       n : the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: {acetyl
           group}, {acetyl radical}, {ethanoyl group}, {ethanoyl
           radical}]