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1. any of a class of organic compounds formed by combination of an aldehyde molecule and two alcohol molecules. 2. CH3CH(OC2H5)2, a colorless, volatile liquid used as a solvent and in cosmetics.
In organic chemistry, acetyl is a moiety, the acyl with chemical formula CH3CO. It is sometimes represented by the symbol Ac (not to be confused with the element actinium). The acetyl group contains a methyl group single-bonded to a carbonyl. The carbonyl center of an acyl radical has one nonbonded electron with which it forms a chemical bond to the remainder R of the molecule. In IUPAC nomenclature, acetyl is called ethanoyl, although this term is rarely heard.