hemiacetal

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Noun hemiacetal has 1 sense

hemiacetal - an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones
--₁ is a kind of organic compound

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Hemiacetal

Noun:

1. Chemistry.

a compound derived from an aldehyde or ketone by replacing a hydrogen atom with an alkyl or aryl group while the other hydrogen remains bonded to the carbon atom.

Example sentence: The formation of a hemiacetal involves the addition of an alcohol molecule to an aldehyde or ketone.

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Adjective:

1. Chemistry.

describing a compound containing a hemiacetal group.

Example sentence: The reaction resulted in the formation of a hemiacetal compound.

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