acyclic
— Adjective
– English
～ having an open chain structure
acyclic
— Adjective
– English
～ not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls
acyclovir
— Noun
– English
～ an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms
acyl
— Noun
– English
～ 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
— Noun
– English
～ the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound
acylglycerol
— Noun
– English
～ 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"