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Glyoxal
Gly-ox′al
,Noun.
[
Gly
col + ox
alic + al
dehyde.] (Chem.)
A white, amorphous, deliquescent powder,
(CO.H)2
, obtained by the partial oxidation of glycol. It is a double aldehyde, between glycol and oxalic acid. Definition 2024
glyoxal
glyoxal
English
Noun
glyoxal (countable and uncountable, plural glyoxals)
- (organic chemistry) The dialdehyde ethanedial derived from ethylene glycol; it is used in the preparation of modified starch for the paper industry.