acetalize

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Etymology

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From acetal +‎ -ize.

Verb

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acetalize (third-person singular simple present acetalizes, present participle acetalizing, simple past and past participle acetalized)

  1. (organic chemistry) To convert (an aldehyde) into an acetal.

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