often attributive
: a radical RCO− derived usually from an organic acid by removal of the hydroxyl from all acid groups
—often used in combination
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The alkyne-azide bond was superefficient and left the original target, the acyl halide, largely untouched.
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Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 4 Oct. 2022
Each of the products are also made with acyl-glutathione, which is the brand's proprietary blend of glutathione.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 9 Aug. 2018
Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 4 Oct. 2022
Each of the products are also made with acyl-glutathione, which is the brand's proprietary blend of glutathione.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 9 Aug. 2018
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acyl
noun
ac·yl
ˈas-əl 
-ēl; ˈā-səl
-ēl; ˈā-səl
: a radical derived usually from an organic acid by removal of the hydroxyl from all acid groups
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