EGAVE

acetyl

About 1.28 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid.

Similar words

galactosamine glucosamine coa acetoacetyl acetoxy acetyl chloride acetonyl acrylyl acetylonium acetyloxy

Often followed by

coa group coenzyme chloride groups transferase choline phosphate derivative glucosamine

Word family

acetyls

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