noun Chemistry.
- Also called acetaldol. a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble liquid, C4H8O2, formed by the condensation of acetaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber vulcanizers and accelerators, and in perfumery.
- any of a class of compounds containing both an alcohol and an aldehyde functional group, formed by a condensation reaction between aldehyde or ketone molecules.
noun
- a colourless or yellowish oily liquid, miscible with water, used in the manufacture of rubber accelerators, as an organic solvent, in perfume, and as a hypnotic and sedative. Formula: CH 3 CHOHCH 2 CHOSystematic name: 3-hydroxybutanal
- any organic compound containing the functional group -CHOHCH 2 CHO
- (modifier) consisting of, containing, or concerned with the group -CHOHCH 2 CHOaldol group or radical; aldol reaction
n.
- A thick, colorless to pale yellow liquid obtained from acetaldehyde and used in perfumery and as a solvent.
- A similar aldehyde containing the group CH3OH-CO-CHOH.