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hemiacetal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
hemi-ac-etal
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of compounds of general formula R₁R₂C(OH)OR' (where R' is not H and R₁ or R₂ is often hydrogen).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English acetal English hemiacetal From hemi- + acetal.

Inflected Forms

hemiacetals (plural)

Derived Forms

dithiohemiacetal hemiacetalic monothiohemiacetal thiohemiacetal

Frequently Paired Words

hemiketal lactol

Questions

What does hemiacetal mean?
Any of a class of compounds of general formula R₁R₂C(OH)OR' (where R' is not H and R₁ or R₂ is often hydrogen).
Where does hemiacetal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English acetal English hemiacetal From hemi- + acetal.

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