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acyl vs acetyl

acetyl vs acyl

acyl and acetyl both are nouns.

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

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