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Acetal

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homopolymernoun(chemistry) a polymer formed from a single type of monomer.
solventnounA fluid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.
phosphatidesnoun(chemistry) a phospholipid
acylalnoun(organic chemistry) Any diester of a geminal diol; R₂C(OCOR')₂.
diacetalnoun(organic chemistry) Any organic compound that has two acetal groups
acetalizationnoun(organic chemistry) Any reaction that yields an acetal.
monoacetalnoun(organic chemistry) Any compound that has a single acetal group
acetylenediolnoun(organic chemistry) The diol of acetylene.
acetonidenoun(organic chemistry) Any cyclic acetal derived from acetone and a diol, especially from a vicinal diol such as a sugar
arylacetaldehydenoun(organic chemistry) Any aryl derivative of acetaldehyde
dimethylacetalnoun(organic chemistry) Any dimethyl acetal
acetaldehydenoun(organic chemistry) A colourless organic compound, CH₃CHO, occurring widely in nature and being produced on a large scale in industry.
hemiacetalnoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of compounds of general formula R₁R₂C(OH)OR' (where R' is not H and R₁ or R₂ is often hydrogen).
geminal diolnoun(organic chemistry) Any diol in which the two hydroxy functional groups are attached to the same carbon atom.
hemithioacetalnoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of compounds of general formula R₂C(OH)SR' (where R' is not H).
diacrylatenoun(organic chemistry) Any compound having two acrylate groups
cyanoacetaldehydenoun(organic chemistry) Any cyano derivative of acetaldehyde
thioacetalnoun(organic chemistry) either a monothioacetal or a dithioacetal
ketalnoun(organic chemistry) Any acetal derived from a ketone
dithioacetalnoun(organic chemistry) a thioacetal having general formula R₂C(SR')₂

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