Acyl and Chemical group

Acyl

Acyl noun - Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group.
Usage example: an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group
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Synonyms for Acyl

Chemical group and acyl are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Chemical group" instead a noun "Acyl".

Chemical group

Chemical group noun - (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule.
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Synonyms for Chemical group

Acyl and chemical group are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Acyl" with "Chemical group", this terms are similar.

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