acyl group vs acyl

acyl group and acyl both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acyl group	Yes	No	No	No
acyl	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acyl group and acyl are synonyms defined as:

acyl group and acyl: any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group

acyl group (noun)	acyl (noun)
any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group	any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group