# acetyl
## English
### Etymology

From Latin acētum (“vinegar”) + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “substance”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /əˈsiːtaɪl/, /əˈsiːtɪl/
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* (US) IPA: /ˈæsətɪl/, /əˈsiːtɪl/

### Noun

acetyl (plural acetyls)
* (organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH$_3$CO- derived from acetic acid.
    Synonym: ethanoyl

#### Usage notes

Sometimes abbreviated "Ac", but this conflicts with Ac = actinium.

#### Derived terms

* acebutolol
* acetamide
* acetergamine
* acetoacetyl
* acetylacetone
* acetyladenylate
* acetylajmaline
* acetylaminen
* acetylamino
* acetylase
* acetylate
* acetylbenzoate
* acetylbenzoic
* acetylbiuret
* acetyl bromide
* acetylcarbazole
* acetylcarbromal
* acetylcarnitine
* acetylcellulose
* acetylchitooligosaccharide
* acetyl chloride
* acetylcholine
* acetylcholinesterase
* acetyl CoA
* acetyl-CoA carboxylase
* acetyl-CoA synthetase
* acetyl coenzyme A
* acetylcyanide
* acetylcysteine
* acetyldigitoxin
* acetyldigoxin
* acetylene
* acetylenediurein
* acetylesterase
* acetylferrocene
* acetylfluoride
* acetylgalactosamide
* acetylgalactosamine
* acetylglucomannan
* acetylglucosaminyl
* acetylhydrolase
* acetylic
* acetylide
* acetyliodide
* acetylisoquinoline
* acetyllactosamine
* acetylleucine
* acetyllysine
* acetylmannosamine
* acetylmethadol
* acetylmethionine
* acetylmethylcarbinol
* acetylmuramic
* acetylmuramidase
* acetylmuramyl
* acetylneuraminic
* acetylome
* acetylornithine
* acetyloxy
* acetylperoxide
* acetylphenol
* acetylphenylhydrazine
* acetylpolyamine
* acetylproteome
* acetylpyridine
* acetylpyrroline
* acetylrosaniline
* acetylsalicylate
* acetylsalicylic
* acetylsalol
* acetylserotonin
* acetylspermidine
* acetylspermine
* acetyltannic
* acetyltannic acid
* acetylthiocholine
* acetylthymol
* acetyltransfer
* acetyltransferase
* acetyltropeine
* acetylurea
* acetylxylan
* azidoacetyl
* cyanoacetyl
* deacetyltransferase
* diacetyl
* diacetylverrucarol
* diphenylacetyl
* etacepride
* guacetisal
* hexaacetylmannitol
* iocetamic acid
* monoacetyl
* N-acetyl-dihydroxyhomotyrosine
* N-acetyl-p-aminophenol
* tetraacetylethylenediamine
* thioacetyl
* triacetyloleandomycin
* ulipristal

#### Related terms

* acet- (aceto-)

#### Translations
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Internationalism. By surface analysis, acet- +‎ -yl.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /asɛˈtyːl/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -yːl
* Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tyl

### Noun

acetyl n (definite singular acetylet, indefinite plural acetyl, definite plural acetyla or acetylene)
* (organic chemistry) acetyl (the univalent radical CH$_3$CO- derived from acetic acid)

### References

* “acetyl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “acetyl” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
* “acetyl” in Store norske leksikon

### Anagrams

* acylet

## Polish
### Etymology

Internationalism; compare English acetyl. Ultimately from Latin acētum (“vinegar”) + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “substance”). First attested in 1840.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈt͡sɛ.tɘl/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛtɘl
* Syllabification: a‧ce‧tyl

### Noun

acetyl m inan
* (organic chemistry) acetyl (the univalent radical CH$_3$CO- derived from acetic acid)
    chlorek acetylu ― acetyl chloride

#### Derived terms

* acetylowy
* acetylenowo
* acetylacja
* acetylen
* acetyloaceton
* acetylobenzen
* acetyloceluloza
* acetylocholina
* acetylocholinoesteraza
* acetylocysteina
* acetylodigitoksyna
* acetyloesteraza
* acetylogalaktoza
* acetyloglikozamina
* acetylohydrolaza
* acetylometylokarbinol
* acetylopirydyna
* acetylotransferaza
* acetylować impf or pf

#### Related terms

* acetylenowy
* acetylocelulozowy
* acetylocholinowy
* acetylosalicylowy

#### Related terms

* acetylenek
* acetylenownia
* acetylowanie

### References

* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “acetyl”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* ↑ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “acetyl”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
* ↑ Seweryn Zdzitowiecki (1840) Rys chemii organicznéj i jej zastosowań : podług dzieła Koehlera Die Chemie in technischer Beziehung‎, page 14

### Further reading

* acetyl in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “acetyl”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “acetyl”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 6
* acetyl in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

## Swedish
### Noun

acetyl c
* (organic chemistry) acetyl (the univalent radical CH$_3$CO- derived from acetic acid)