D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Acetal

/ăsʹĭtăl'/ · Ac·e·tal · IPA /ˈæsɪˌtæl/
01 n. A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black.
  1. 1.
    A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black.(Chem.)