Acetal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acetal \Ac"e*tal\, n. [Acetic + alcohol.] (Chem.)
     A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow
     oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  acetal
       n : any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to
           aldehyde molecules