HEMIACETAL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("hemiacetal" is a kind of...):

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

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