Meanings
nounacetyl chloride (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe acyl chloride of acetic acid, CH₃COCl
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncolorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent odor
Similar
ethanoyl chloride
Broader
acyl halideacid halide
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish asetyylikloridi
- asetyylikloridiacyl chloride of acetic acid
French chlorure d'éthanoyle
- chlorure d'éthanoyleacyl chloride of acetic acid
German Essigsäurechlorid
- Essigsäurechloridacyl chloride of acetic acid
Hungarian acetil-klorid
- acetil-kloridacyl chloride of acetic acid
Italian acetilcloruro
- acetilcloruroacyl chloride of acetic acid
Spanish cloruro de etanoilo
- cloruro de etanoiloacyl chloride of acetic acid
Cite this entry
APA
acetyl chloride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetyl%20chloride
MLA
“acetyl chloride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetyl%20chloride. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acetyl chloride,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetyl%20chloride.
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