a colourless or yellowish oily liquid, miscible with water, used in the manufacture of rubber accelerators, as an organic solvent, in perfume, and as a hypnotic and sedative. Formula: CH3CHOHCH2CHO
Systematic name: 3-hydroxybutanal
2.
any organic compound containing the functional group -CHOHCH2CHO
3. (modifier)
consisting of, containing, or concerned with the group -CHOHCH2CHO
aldol group or radical
aldol reaction
Word origin
C19: from ald(ehyde) + -ol1
aldol in American English
(ˈælˌdɔl; ˈælˌdoʊl)
noun
a clear, colorless, syrupy liquid, CH3CHOHCH2CHO, obtained by condensation of acetaldehyde: used as a solvent, in organic synthesis, and as a hypnotic and sedative