Acetal
also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, c 6 h 14 o 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
any of a cl-ss of compounds of aldehydes with alcohols.
noun
1,1-diethoxyethane; a colourless volatile liquid used as a solvent and in perfumes. formula: ch3ch(oc2h5)2
any organic compound containing the group -ch(or1)or2, where r1 and r2 are other organic groups
acetal ac·e·tal (ās’ĭ-tāl’)
n.
a colorless, flammable, volatile liquid used as a solvent.
any of the compounds formed from aldehydes combined with alcohol.
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