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glyoxals

glyoxals is the plural of glyoxal.

Meaning of glyoxal

Noun

glyoxal (countable and uncountable, plural glyoxals)

  1. The dialdehyde ethanedial derived from ethylene glycol; it is used in the preparation of modified starch for the paper industry.
    Synonyms:
    oxaldehyde

Questions about glyoxals

What is glyoxals the plural of?
Glyoxals is the plural of glyoxal.

Words near glyoxals in the dictionary

  1. glyoxalates
  2. glyoxalic acid
  3. glyoxalidine
  4. glyoxaline
  5. glyoxalines
  6. glyoxals
  7. glyoxim
  8. glyoxime
  9. glyoximes
  10. glyoxims
  11. glyoxisome

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