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Webster 1913 Edition
Acetal
Ac′e-tal
,Noun.
[
Acet
ic + al
cohol.] (Chem.)
A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black.
Definition 2024
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English
Noun
acetal (plural acetals)
- (organic chemistry) Any diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR')2 (where R' does not = H).
Usage notes
Originally the term applied only to derivatives of aldehydes (One R = H) but now also applies to ketones
Derived terms
Translations
any diether of a geminal diol
See also
Portuguese
Noun
acetal m (plural acetais)
- (organic chemistry) acetal (any diether of a geminal diol)