acyl halide

Definition of Acyl Halide in English :

1. acid halide, acyl halide

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Acyl Halide

noun

any derivative of carboxylic acid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced by a halogen atom

. Also called: acid halide

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