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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta-position
2. 2
   an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aldehyde alcoholaldehyde-alcohol

Etymology

From aldehyde + -ol (“alcohol”).

Related phrases

aldol condensation

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