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acyl group

noun Chemistry.
the univalent group RCO–, where R is any organic group attached to one bond of the carbonyl group.
Also called acyl radical.
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Acyl group is always a great word to know.
So is halogen. Does it mean:
any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide, or any solution resulting from leaching or percolation
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acyl group

noun
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
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