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ac·e·tal  (s-tl)
n.
1. A colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, CH3CH(OC2H5)2, used in cosmetics and as a solvent.
2. Any of the class of compounds formed from aldehydes combined with alcohol.
[acet(o)- + al(cohol).]
acetal [ˈæsɪˌtæl]
n
1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) 1,1-diethoxyethane; a colourless volatile liquid used as a solvent and in perfumes. Formula: CH3CH(OC2H5)2
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any organic compound containing the group -CH(OR1)OR2, where R1 and R2 are other organic groups
[from German Azetal, from aceto- + alcohol]
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Noun1.acetal - any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde moleculesacetal - any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules
organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
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