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acetal definition

ac·etal (as′i tal′)

noun

any of a class of organic compounds; esp., CHCH(OCH), a colorless, slightly soluble, volatile liquid formed by the partial oxidation of ethyl alcohol: used as a solvent, in organic synthesis, and sometimes as a hypnotic

Etymology: acet(o)- + -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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