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Definitions of acetal
  1. noun
    any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules
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  • paraldehyde a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent
  • aldose a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal
  • aldol an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO)
  • aldehyde-alcohol an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO)
  • hemiacetal an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones
  • ethanal trimer a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent
  • ketose any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal
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