acetyl

See also: acétyl

English

Structure of the acetyl group

Etymology

From Latin acētum (vinegar) + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, substance).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈsiːtaɪl/, /əˈsiːtɪl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæsətɪl/, /əˈsiːtɪl/

Noun

acetyl (plural acetyls)

  1. (organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid.
    Synonym: ethanoyl

Derived terms

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål

Structure of the acetyl group.

Etymology

Internationalism. By surface analysis, acet- + -yl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asɛˈtyːl/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -yːl
  • Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tyl

Noun

acetyl n (definite singular acetylet, indefinite plural acetyl, definite plural acetyla or acetylene)

  1. (organic chemistry) acetyl (the univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid)

References

Anagrams

  • acylet

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English acetyl. Ultimately from Latin acētum (vinegar) + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, substance).[1][2] First attested in 1840.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈt͡sɛ.tɨl/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɨl
  • Syllabification: a‧ce‧tyl

Noun

acetyl m inan

  1. (organic chemistry) acetyl (the univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid)
    chlorek acetyluacetyl chloride

Declension

Derived terms

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References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “acetyl”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “acetyl”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. Seweryn Zdzitowiecki (1840) Rys chemii organicznéj i jej zastosowań : podług dzieła Koehlera Die Chemie in technischer Beziehung, page 14<

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

acetyl c

  1. (organic chemistry) acetyl (the univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid)

Declension

Declension of acetyl 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative acetyl acetylen acetyler acetylerna
Genitive acetyls acetylens acetylers acetylernas
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