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ETHANAL TRIMER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent
Synonyms:
ethanal trimer; paraldehyde
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ethanal trimer" is a kind of...):
aldehyde (any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids)