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Showing words for ACETAL using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Acetal
acetal, acetla
5 Letter Words for Acetal
acale, acate, aceta, alate, alcea, catel, cleat, eclat, ectal, lacet, talea
4 Letter Words for Acetal
acle, acta, alae, alca, alce, alec, atle, cate, celt, clat, lace, laet, lata, late, leat, lect, taal, tace, tael, tala, talc, tale, teal, teca, tela
3 Letter Words for Acetal
aal, ace, act, ala, alc, ale, alt, ate, cal, cat, cel, cte, eat, ect, ela, elt, eta, etc, laa, lac, lat, lca, lea, let, taa, tal, tea, tec, tel, tlc
Definitions for Acetal
[1] Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C6 H14 O2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
[2] any of a class of compounds of aldehydes with alcohols.
[3] 1,1-diethoxyethane; a colourless volatile liquid used as a solvent and in perfumes. Formula: CH 3 CH(OC 2 H 5 ) 2
[4] any organic compound containing the group -CH(OR 1 )OR 2 , where R 1 and R 2 are other organic groups
Words nearby Acetal
acetabular fossa, acetabulectomy, acetabuliform, acetabuloplasty, acetabulum, acetal, acetaldehyde, acetaldol, acetamide, acetaminophen, acetanilide
Origin of Acetal
First recorded in 1850–55; acet- + -al3
Word origin for Acetal
C19: from German Azetal, from aceto- + alcohol