Acyl \Ac"yl\, n. [Acid + -yl.] (Org. Chem.) An acid radical, as acetyl, malonyl, or benzoyl.
acyl n : any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group" [syn: {acyl group}]
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