Plural of acetoxyl; multiple acetoxyl functional groups or radical species.
From 'acetoxyl' + English regular plural suffix '-s'. This straightforward pluralization reflects how chemists discuss multiple instances of the same functional group in complex molecules.
Molecules with multiple acetoxyls are like porcupines with chemical spines—each acetoxyl can potentially react with different parts of another molecule, making these compounds very useful in synthetic chemistry.
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