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- noun organic chemistry any tetra-substituted derivative of
ethylene glycol , ofgeneral formula R2C(OH)-C(OH)R2, especially the simplest example where R ismethyl
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Words like mesitylene, alkybenzenes, piperine naphthalene, and pinacol coupling reaction the last not what it sounds like.
American Connections James Burke 2007
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Words like mesitylene, alkybenzenes, piperine naphthalene, and pinacol coupling reaction the last not what it sounds like.
American Connections James Burke 2007
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