acylamino

adjective

ac·​yl·​ami·​no

ˌa-sə-lə-ˈmē-(ˌ)nō,

-ˈla-mə-ˌnō

: relating to or containing any radical (as acetamido) formed by removal of one hydrogen atom from nitrogen in an organic acid amide and usually having the general formula RCONH−

Word History

Etymology

acyl + amino-

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

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