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
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the univalent group, ch 3 co–, derived from acetic acid.
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to introduce one or more groups into (a compound). to become acetylated. verb (transitive) to introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound) (intransitive) (of a chemical compound) to gain or suffer subst-tution of an acetyl group