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chemical group vs acyl

acyl vs chemical group

chemical group and acyl both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chemical group Yes No No No
acyl Yes No No No
As nouns, acyl is a hyponym of chemical group; that is, acyl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chemical group:
  • chemical group: (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
  • acyl: any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
chemical group (noun) acyl (noun)
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
Difference between chemical group and acyl

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