"acetal" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæsɪˌtæl/ Audio: en-us-acetal.ogg Forms: acetals [plural]
enPR: ăsʹĭtăl' Etymology: From acet(ic) + al(cohol). Head templates: {{en-noun}} acetal (plural acetals)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any diether of a geminal diol, R₂C(OR')₂ (where R' is not H). Wikidata QID: Q421103 Wikipedia link: acetal Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Derived forms: acetalic, acetalise, acetalization, acetalize, diacetal, ketoacetal, monoacetal, semiacetal, spiroacetal Related terms: acetonide, acylal, hemiacetal, ketal Translations (any diether of a geminal diol): asetaali (Finnish), acétal [masculine] (French), Acetal [neuter] (German), aicéatal [masculine] (Irish), アセタール (asetāru) (Japanese), آستل (asetal) (Ottoman Turkish), acetal [masculine] (Polish), acetal [masculine] (Portuguese), acetal [masculine] (Spanish), asetal (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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