ACETYL
\ˈasɪtˌa͡ɪl], \ˈasɪtˌaɪl], \ˈa_s_ɪ_t_ˌaɪ_l]\
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A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.
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A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.
By Noah Webster.
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A univalent radical, CH3 CO, which is supposed to unite with hydroxyl, OH, to form acetic acid, CH3 COOH; the acetates being formed by the substitution of a metallic atom for the hydrogen in the hydroxyl group.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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