Aldol

2 definitions found

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

  Aldol \Al"dol\, n. [Aldehyde + -ol as in alcohol.] (Chem.)
     A colorless liquid, {C4H8O2}, obtained by condensation of two
     molecules of acetaldehyde: CH3CHO + CH3CHO = H3CH(OH)CH2CO;
     also, any of various derivatives of this. The same reaction
     has been applied, under the name of
  


     {aldol condensation}, to the production of many compounds.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aldol
       n : an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two
           molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group
           (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO) [syn: {aldehyde-alcohol}]