See Also: acetyl(dictionary)
Acetyl-CoA(medicine)
Acetyl(medicine)
acetyl value(medicine)
acetyl sulfisoxazole(medicine)
acetyl transacylase(medicine)
acetyl-CoA hydrolase(medicine)
acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase(medicine)
Acetyl phosphate(health)
acetyl-CoA acylase(medicine)

acetyl (iou)



acetyl noun. M19.
[from ACET(IC + -YL.]
Chemistry. The radical COCH3, derived from acetic acid. Usu. in comb.
Comb.: acetylcholine the acetyl ester of choline and a major neurotransmitter; acetylcholinesterase, a cholinesterase that causes rapid hydrolysis of acetylcholine after transmission of an impulse; acetyl coenzyme A the acetyl ester of coenzyme A, involved as an acetylating agent in many biochemical processes; abbreviation acetyl CoA; acetylsalicylic acid the acetyl derivative of salicylic acid, C9H8O4 (cf. ASPIRIN); acetyl silk acetate silk.