HEMIACETAL


Meaning of HEMIACETAL in English

/hem'ee as"i tal'/ , n.

any of the class of organic chemical compounds having the general formula RCH(OH)OR, where R is an organic group.

[ 1890-95; HEMI- + ACETAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .