Secondary alcohol
secondary alcohol n.
An alcohol containing the bivalent organic radical CHOH.
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- Secondary-articulation
noun, Phonetics. 1. coarticulation (def 2). coarticulation [koh-ahr-tik-yuh-ley-shuh n] /ˌkoʊ ɑrˌtɪk yəˈleɪ ʃən/ noun, Phonetics. 1. concomitance of articulation, as in fro, ostensibly a succession of three discrete sounds but physically a single articulation (f-) blending into a coarticulation (-fr-), which blends into an articulation (-r-), which blends into a coarticulation (-ro-), which blends into […]