acetal

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See also: Acetal and acétal

English

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Etymology

From acet(ic) + al(cohol).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ăsʹĭtăl', IPA(key): /ˈæsɪˌtæl/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

acetal (plural acetals)

  2. (organic chemistry) Any diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR')2 (where R' is not H).

Usage notes

Originally the term applied only to derivatives of aldehydes (One R = H) but now also applies to ketones

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Polish

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Etymology

Internationalism; compare English acetal. First attested in 1836.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈt͡sɛ.tal/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtal
  • Syllabification: a‧ce‧tal

Noun

acetal m inan

  1. (organic chemistry) acetal

Declension

Declension of acetal
singular plural
nominative acetal acetale
genitive acetalu acetali
dative acetalowi acetalom
accusative acetal acetale
instrumental acetalem acetalami
locative acetalu acetalach
vocative acetalu acetale
adjective

References

  1. ^ chapter 3, in Pamiętnik Farmaceutyczny Krakowski‎, 1836, page 41

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tal

Noun

acetal m (plural acetais)

  1. (organic chemistry) acetal

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aθeˈtal/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aseˈtal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: a‧ce‧tal

Noun

acetal m (plural acetales)

  1. (organic chemistry) acetal

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