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acetal

(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

Origin: acet(o)- + -al

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noun

A colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, CH₃CH(OC₂H₅)₂, used in cosmetics and as a solvent.
Any of the class of compounds formed from aldehydes combined with alcohol.

Origin:

Origin: acet(o)-

Origin: + al(cohol)

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