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Hemiacetal Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Hemiacetal has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones

2

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

See Also
hemiacetals plecomacrolide acetal pyranose general formula glucosyl monothiohemiacetal glycosyl
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
organic compound
Rhyming Words
tal ital ctal total ectal octal petal dital rotal metal katal ketal fetal cital ental setal attal ictal natal notal
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