ALDEHYDE-ALCOHOL

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Meaning:

An oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO)

Synonyms:

aldehyde-alcohol; aldol

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("aldehyde-alcohol" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aldehyde-alcohol"):

acetaldol (unsaturated aldol)

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