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acylal

acylal noun: any diester of a geminal diol; R₂C(OCOR')₂.

Noun

acylal (plural acylals)

  1. Any diester of a geminal diol; R₂C(OCOR')₂.

Forms of acylal

pluralacylals

Questions about acylal

What does acylal mean?
Acylal means any diester of a geminal diol; R₂C(OCOR')₂.
What part of speech is acylal?
Acylal is a noun.
What is the plural of acylal?
The plural of acylal is acylals.

Words near acylal in the dictionary

  1. acyl halides
  2. acyl iodide
  3. acyl iodides
  4. acyladenylate
  5. acyladenylates
  6. acylal
  7. acylals
  8. acylamidase
  9. acylamidases
  10. acylamide
  11. acylamides

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