Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glyoxal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: gly-ox-al
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dialdehyde ethanedial derived from ethylene glycol; it is used in the preparation of modified starch for the paper industry.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

glyoxals (plural)

Derived Forms

glyoxalase glyoxime methylglyoxal

Synonyms

oxaldehyde

Questions

What does glyoxal mean?: The dialdehyde ethanedial derived from ethylene glycol; it is used in the preparation of modified starch for the paper industry.

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