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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
acyl /ˈeɪsʌɪl, ˈasɪl/

▶noun [as modifier] Chemistry of or denoting a radical of general formula –C(O)R, where R is an alkyl group, derived from a carboxylic acid.

– origin C19: coined in Ger., from L. acidus (see acid) + -yl.

'acyl' also found in these Oxford entries:

acetyl - acylate - benzoyl - formyl

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