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hemiacetal

hemiacetal noun: any of a class of compounds of general formula R₁R₂C(OH)OR' (where R' is not H and R₁ or R₂ is often hydrogen).

hemiacetal: any of a class of compounds of general formula R₁R₂C(OH)OR' (where R' is not H and R₁ or R₂ is...
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Noun

hemiacetal (plural hemiacetals)

  1. Any of a class of compounds of general formula R₁R₂C(OH)OR' (where R' is not H and R₁ or R₂ is often hydrogen).

hemiacetal meaning in Tamil

hemiacetal in Tamil

அரையசற்றல்

Forms of hemiacetal

pluralhemiacetals

Origin of hemiacetal

From hemi- + acetal.

Words formed from hemiacetal

Questions about hemiacetal

What does hemiacetal mean?
Hemiacetal means any of a class of compounds of general formula R₁R₂C(OH)OR' (where R' is not H and R₁ or R₂ is often hydrogen).
What is hemiacetal in Tamil?
Hemiacetal in Tamil is அரையசற்றல். See Hemiacetal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hemiacetal?
Hemiacetal is a noun.
What is the plural of hemiacetal?
The plural of hemiacetal is hemiacetals.

Words near hemiacetal in the dictionary

  1. hemiabdomens
  2. hemiabdominal
  3. hemiablation
  4. hemiablations
  5. hemiacardius
  6. hemiacetal
  7. hemiacetalic
  8. hemiacetals
  9. hemiachromatopsia
  10. hemiagenesis
  11. hemiagenetic

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