acilo

Spanish

Etymology

From ácido +‎ -ilo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθilo/ [aˈθi.lo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈsilo/ [aˈsi.lo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: a‧ci‧lo
• Homophone: asilo

Adjective

acilo (feminine acila, masculine plural acilos, feminine plural acilas)

1. acyl

Noun

acilo m (plural acilos)

1. (organic chemistry) acyl (any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid)

Alternative forms

• acil

Derived terms

• acilglicérido

 

Further reading

• “acilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014