aldol

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al=dol

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun aldol has 1 sense

aldol(n = noun.substance) aldehyde-alcohol - an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO);

has particulars: acetaldol

is a kind of organic compound

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CIDE DICTIONARY

aldol, n. [Aldehyde + -ol as in alcohol.].

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.]