Taber's Medical Dictionary
acetyl
(as′ĕt-ĭl )
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[ aceto- + -yl ]
CH3CO, a univalent radical.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Acetyl." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747651/all/acetyl_L_carnitine.
Acetyl. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747651/all/acetyl_L_carnitine. Accessed April 4, 2026.
Acetyl. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747651/all/acetyl_L_carnitine
Acetyl [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 04]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747651/all/acetyl_L_carnitine.
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