acetyl

[uh-seet-l, uh-set-l, as-i-tl] /əˈsit l, əˈsɛt l, ˈæs ɪ tl/
adjective, Chemistry
1.
containing the acetyl group.
Origin
1860-65; acet- + -yl
Examples from the web for acetyl
  • It can modify a protein by removing acetyl groups, so, it's so called deacetylate.
  • The addition of a little acetyl group to proteins seems to have a huge effect on many processes in the body.
British Dictionary definitions for acetyl

acetyl

/ˈæsɪˌtaɪl; əˈsiːtaɪl/
noun
1.
(modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group CH3CO-: acetyl group or radical
Derived Forms
acetylic (ˌæsɪˈtɪlɪk) adjective
Word Origin
C19: from acet(ic) + -yl
acetyl in Medicine

acetyl a·ce·tyl (ə-sēt'l, ās'ĭ-tl)
n.
The acetic acid radical CH3CO.

ac'e·tyl'ic (ās'ĭ-tĭl'ĭk) adj.
acetyl in Science
acetyl
  (ə-sēt'l, ās'ĭ-tl)   
The radical CH3CO, derived from acetic acid.