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aldol
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun aldol has 1 sense
- aldol(n = noun.substance) aldehyde-alcohol - an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO); Array has particulars: acetaldol
is a kind of organic compound
CIDE DICTIONARY
aldol, n. [Aldehyde + -ol as in alcohol.].
A colorless liquid, C4H8O2 , obtained by condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde: CH3CHO + CH3CHO = H3CH(OH)CH2CO ; also, any of various derivatives of this. The same reaction has been applied, under the name of
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