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polyacetal

polyacetal noun: a polyether derived from an aldehyde or ketone and containing -O-R-O- groups in the main chain; especially polyoxymethylene derived from formaldehyde.

Noun

polyacetal (plural polyacetals)

  1. a polyether derived from an aldehyde or ketone and containing -O-R-O- groups in the main chain; especially polyoxymethylene derived from formaldehyde

Forms of polyacetal

pluralpolyacetals

Questions about polyacetal

What does polyacetal mean?
Polyacetal means a polyether derived from an aldehyde or ketone and containing -O-R-O- groups in the main chain; especially polyoxymethylene derived from formaldehyde.
What part of speech is polyacetal?
Polyacetal is a noun.
What is the plural of polyacetal?
The plural of polyacetal is polyacetals.

Words near polyacetal in the dictionary

  1. polyabuser
  2. polyabusers
  3. polyacanthous
  4. polyacene
  5. polyacenes
  6. polyacetal
  7. polyacetals
  8. polyacetylated
  9. polyacetylene
  10. polyacetylenes
  11. polyacetylenic

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