(n) an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO), Syn. aldehyde-alcohol
n. [ Aldehyde + -ol as in alcohol. ] (Chem.) A colorless liquid, C4H8O2, obtained by condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde: CH3CHO + CH3CHO = H3CH(OH)CH2CO; also, any of various derivatives of this. The same reaction has been applied, under the name of aldol condensation, to the production of many compounds. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
[阿道司・赫胥黎, Ā dào sī· Hè xū líㄚ ㄉㄠˋ ㄙ· ㄏㄜˋ ㄒㄩ ㄌㄧˊ] Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), British novelist and author of Brave new world 美麗新世界|美丽新世界, See Also: 美麗新世界, 美丽新世界
[阿道司赫胥黎, Ā dào sī Hè xū líㄚ ㄉㄠˋ ㄙ ㄏㄜˋ ㄒㄩ ㄌㄧˊ] Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), British novelist and author of Brave new world 美麗新世界|美丽新世界, See Also: 美麗新世界, 美丽新世界