Primary alcohol

(Organic Chem.)

any alcohol which possess the group CH2.OH, and can be oxidized so as to form a corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of carbon atoms; - distinguished from secondary

primary alcohol

[′prī‚mer·ē ′al·kə‚hȯl] (organic chemistry) An alcohol whose molecular structure may be written as RCH₂OH, rather than as R₁R₂CHOH (secondary) or R₁R₂R₃COH (tertiary).

primary alcohol

pri·mar·y al·co·hol

an alcohol characterized by the univalent radical, -CH₂OH.

pri·mar·y alcohol

(prī'mar-ē al'kŏ-hol) An alcohol characterized by the univalent radical -CH₂OH.

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