Definitions for hemiacetal

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hemiacetal hem·i·ac·e·tal

Spelling: [hem-ee-as-i-tal]

IPA: /ˌhɛm iˈæs ɪˌtæl/

Hemiacetal is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 532 anagrams from letters in hemiacetal (aaceehilmt).

Definitions for hemiacetal

noun

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

Origin of hemiacetal

First recorded in 1890-95; hemi- + acetal