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aldol

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al·dol  (ldôl, -dl, -dl)
n.
1. A thick, colorless to pale yellow liquid, C4H8O2, obtained from acetaldehyde and used in perfumery and as a solvent.
2. A similar aldehyde.
[ald(ehyde) + -ol.]
aldol [ˈældɒl]
n
1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless or yellowish oily liquid, miscible with water, used in the manufacture of rubber accelerators, as an organic solvent, in perfume, and as a hypnotic and sedative. Formula: CH3CHOHCH2CHO Systematic name 3-hydroxybutanal
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any organic compound containing the functional group -CHOHCH2CHO
3. (Chemistry) (modifier) consisting of, containing, or concerned with the group -CHOHCH2CHO aldol group or radical aldol reaction
[from ald(ehyde) + -ol1]
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Noun1.aldol - an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO)
aldehyde-alcohol
acetaldol - unsaturated aldol
organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical


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