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Definition of pinacol in English: pinacolnoun ˈpɪnəkɒl Chemistry An alcohol having two hydroxyl groups bonded to adjacent tertiary carbon atoms; specifically the simplest alcohol of this kind, 1,4-dimethylpropan-2,3-diol (also called tetramethyl ethylene glycol), (CH₃)₂(OH)C—C(OH)(CH₃)₂, a crystalline solid made by reducing acetone with magnesium amalgam.
Origin Early 20th century; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From pinac- + -ol. Definition of pinacol in US English: pinacolnounˈpɪnəkɒl Chemistry An alcohol having two hydroxyl groups bonded to adjacent tertiary carbon atoms; specifically the simplest alcohol of this kind, 1,4-dimethylpropan-2,3-diol (also called tetramethyl ethylene glycol), (CH₃)₂(OH)C—C(OH)(CH₃)₂, a crystalline solid made by reducing acetone with magnesium amalgam.
Origin Early 20th century; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From pinac- + -ol. |