acyclic
— Tillægsord
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~ having an open chain structure
acyclic
— Tillægsord
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~ not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls
acyclovir
— Navneord
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~ an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms
acyl
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~ any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
acylation
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~ the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound
acylglycerol
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~ an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils; "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid"