ACETYL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acetyl mean? 

• ACETYL (noun)
  The noun ACETYL has 1 sense:

1. the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)

  Familiarity information: ACETYL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACETYL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

acetyl; acetyl group; acetyl radical; ethanoyl group; ethanoyl radical

Hypernyms ("acetyl" is a kind of...):

acyl; acyl group (any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group)

Derivation:

acetylate (introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound))

acetylate (receive substitution of an acetyl group)

acetylic (of or related to acetic acid)

acetylize (introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound))

acetylize (receive substitution of an acetyl group)

 Context examples 

A measurement of the carnitine acetyl transferase in a biological specimen.

(Carnitine Acetyl Transferase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of N-acetyl glucosamide present in a sample.

(N-Acetyl Glucosamide Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of N-acetyl glucosamide in a biological specimen.

(N-Acetyl Glucosamide Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the ratio of N-acetyl glucosamide compared to creatinine present in a sample.

(N-Acetyl Glucosamide to Creatinine Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Acetyl groups are added to or removed from other molecules and may affect how the molecules act in the body.

(Acetyl group, NCI Dictionary)

The NA17-A antigen is part of the enzyme N-acetyl glucosaminyltransferase V (GnT-V).

(NA17-A Antigen, NCI Thesaurus)

A chemical reaction in which a small molecule called an acetyl group is added to other molecules.

(Acetylation, NCI Dictionary)

Acetylation involves the covalent linkage of an acetyl group into an organic molecule.

(Acetylation, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic N-acetyl derivative of the endogenous amino acid L-cysteine, a precursor of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione.

(Acetylcysteine, NCI Thesaurus)

A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the N-acetyl glucosamide to creatinine in a biological specimen.

(N-Acetyl Glucosamide to Creatinine Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)