Acetyliodide

/ə.ˌsɛt.əl.aɪ.ə.daɪd/ noun

A chemical compound formed by combining an acetyl group with iodine, used in organic chemistry reactions.

From acetyl- + iodide (a compound of iodine). This specialized term emerged in analytical and synthetic chemistry as chemists catalogued reactions with halogen elements.

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