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aldol
n. chemical liquid used in solvents and as a sedative

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Aldol
An aldol or aldol adduct (from "Aldehyde alcohol") is a beta-hydroxy ketone or aldehyde, and is the product of aldol addition (as opposed to aldol condensation, which produces an a,ß-unsaturated carbonyl moiety).

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aldol

Noun
1. an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO)
(synonym) aldehyde-alcohol
(hypernym) organic compound
(hyponym) acetaldol


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n. aldol, chemical liquid used in solvents and as a sedative

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aldol
n. aldol, chemical liquid used in solvents and as a sedative