HEMIACETAL Definition & Meaning

hemiacetal

[hem-ee-as-i-tal]

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noun

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hemiacetal¹

First recorded in 1890–95; hemi- + acetal

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Example Sentences

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But he questioned the legitimacy of comparing the effect of formaldehyde delivered in a cigarette to that delivered via hemiacetal, in droplet form, in an e-cigarette.

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They measured formaldehyde hemiacetal — a compound created during the vaping process that under certain conditions can release formaldehyde — in the liquid portion of the vapor.

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