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acilo

Pronunciation: /aˈθilo/

“acilo” is a Spanish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. acyl

noun

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

In Spanish

  1. Grupo de átomos (radical) derivado de un oxoácido, por lo general un ácido carboxílico (orgánico), al eliminar al menos un hidroxilo. Tienen como fórmula general R-CO-.

Etymology

From ácido + -ilo.

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