ACYL HALIDE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom

Synonyms:

acid halide; acyl halide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("acyl halide" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acyl halide"):

acetyl chloride; ethanoyl chloride (colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent odor)

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