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acetal
CIDE DICTIONARY
acetal, n. [Acetic + alcohol.].
A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
acetal, n. Chem. any of a class of organic compounds formed by the condensation of two alcohol molecules with an aldehyde molecule.
Etymology
as ACETIC + -AL
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