Glyoxal is an organic compound with the formula OCHCHO. It is a yellow-colored liquid that evaporates to give a green-colored gas. Glyoxal is the smallest dialdehyde (two aldehyde groups). Its structure is more complicated than typically represented because the molecule hydrates and oligomerizes. It is produced industrially as a precursor to many ...
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• (n.) A white, amorphous, deliquescent powder, (CO.H)2, obtained by the partial oxidation of glycol. It is a double aldehyde, between glycol and oxalic acid.
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Gly·ox'al noun [
Gly col +
ox alic +
al dehyde.]
(Chemistry) A white, amorphous, deliquescent powder, (CO.H)
2 , obtained by the partial oxidation of glycol. It is a double aldehyde, between glycol and oxalic acid.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: glī-oks′ăl Definitions: 1. the simplest dialdehyde. Synonyms: oxalaldehyde
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