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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless crystalline compound, OCHCH2CH(OH)CH:CHCH2CH(OH)CHO, prepared by the action of hydrochloric acid on a mixture of aldehyde and water. It melts at 130° C. and may foe distilled under reduced pressure.
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