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aldol

al·dol

UK/ˈældɒl/ uncommon

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)

Origin

From aldehyde + -ol (“alcohol”).

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