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acetyl vs acyl

acyl vs acetyl

acetyl and acyl both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acetyl Yes No No No
acyl Yes No No No
As nouns, acyl is a hypernym of acetyl; that is, acyl is a word with a broader meaning than acetyl:
  • acetyl: the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)
  • acyl: any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
Other hypernyms of acetyl include acyl group.
acetyl (noun) acyl (noun)
the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
Difference between acetyl and acyl

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