Acetophenone
a colorless liquid, c 8 h 8 o, having a sweet odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
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- Acetous
containing or producing . sour; producing or resembling vinegar; vinegary. historical examples as the acetous fermentation differs from the spirituous in its production, so it doth in many circ-mstances attending it. elements of the theory and practice of chymistry, 5th ed. pierre joseph macquer “agatha might have more sense,” returned her acetous companion. a forgotten […]
- Acetostearin
a waxlike, nongreasy solid, c 23 h 44 o 5 : used chiefly as a food preservative and as a plasticizer.
- Acetum
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent. historical examples digitalis to be taken every night for six nights, and a saline draught with forty drops of acetum scillit. an account of the foxglove and some of its medical uses william withering an acetum digitalis is officinal in the netherlands and germany; […]
- Acetyl
containing the . noun (modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group ch3co-: acetyl group or radical acetyl a·ce·tyl (ə-sēt’l, ās’ĭ-tl) n. the acetic acid radical ch3co. ac’e·tyl’ic (ās’ĭ-tĭl’ĭk) adj. acetyl (ə-sēt’l, ās’ĭ-tl) the radical ch3co, derived from acetic acid.
- Acetyl chloride
a colorless, toxic, and fuming liquid of pungent odor, c 2 h 3 ocl, soluble in ether, acetone, and acetic acid: used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals. noun a colourless pungent liquid used as an acetylating agent. formula: ch3cocl also called ethanoyl chloride