acetal
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
acetal (plural acetals)
- (organic chemistry) Any diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR')2 (where R' is not H).
Usage notes edit
Originally the term applied only to derivatives of aldehydes (One R = H) but now also applies to ketones
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
any diether of a geminal diol
See also edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism; compare English acetal. First attested in 1836.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
acetal m inan
Declension edit
Declension of acetal
Related terms edit
adjective
References edit
Further reading edit
- acetal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “acetal”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 6
- acetal in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tal
Noun edit
acetal m (plural acetais)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aθeˈtal/ [a.θeˈt̪al]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /aseˈtal/ [a.seˈt̪al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: a‧ce‧tal
Noun edit
acetal m (plural acetales)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “acetal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014