acetyl

acetyl is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.
2. noun. the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)

Common word forms

acetyls, acetylise, acetylize

Words from these letters

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