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aldol

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  1. 1. n. an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO) Source: wordnet
  2. 2. 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. Source: webster
  3. 3. A colorless liquid, C4H8O2, obtained by condensation of twomolecules of acetaldehyde: CH3CHO + CH3CHO = H3CH(OH)CH2CO; also, anyof various derivatives of this. The same reaction has been applied,under the name of aldol condensation, to the production of manycompounds. Source: adambom
  4. 4. n an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO) Source: ecdict

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