Ăc'e-tȳle, n.
n. [Lat. acetum, vinegar, and Gr. ὕλη, substance or base.] (Chem.) A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of four parts of carbon to three of hydrogen. Gregory.
n. [Lat. acetum, vinegar, and Gr. ὕλη, substance or base.] (Chem.) A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of four parts of carbon to three of hydrogen. Gregory.