hemiacetal

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See also: hémiacétal

English

Skeletal formula of a hemiacetal.

Etymology

From hemi- +‎ acetal.

Noun

hemiacetal (plural hemiacetals)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of compounds of general formula R1R2C(OH)OR' (where R' is not H and R1 or R2 is often hydrogen).

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Spanish

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Noun

hemiacetal m (plural hemiacetales)

  1. (organic chemistry) hemiacetal