acyl

acyl

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.
Latin aceō
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
Frenchder.
English -yl
English acyl

    Ultimately from Latin ac(eō) +‎ -yl.[1][2][3]

    Pronunciation

    • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.sɪl/, /ˈeɪ.saɪl/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
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    Noun

    acyl (plural acyls)

    2. (organic chemistry) Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.
      • 2009, Richard H. Wiley, Pyrazoles and Reduced and Condensed Pyrazoles, Volume 22, page 387:
        From ethyleneoxides or ethyleneimines carrying an acyl substituent, with hydrazine and its derivatives (Ch. 3. XV).

    Derived terms

    Translations

    References

    1. ^ “acyl, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
    2. ^ “acyl”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
    3. ^ “acyl”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.

    Anagrams

    Polish

    Etymology

    Internationalism; compare English acyl. First attested in 1900.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈa.t͡sɘl/
    • Rhymes: -at͡sɘl
    • Syllabification: a‧cyl

    Noun

    acyl m inan

    1. (organic chemistry) acyl (any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid)
      chlorek acylu ― acyl chloride

    Declension

    Declension of acyl
    singular
    nominative acyl
    genitive acylu
    dative acylowi
    accusative acyl
    instrumental acylem
    locative acylu
    vocative acylu
    adjective
    nouns
    verb

    References

    1. ^ Rozprawy Akademii Umiejętności: Wydział Matematyczno-Przyrodniczy‎[1] (in Polish), 1900, page 134

    Further reading

    • acyl in PWN's encyclopedia
    • acyl in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
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