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ac·e·tal
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diethylacetal
acetal (def 1). -
butyral
a type of resin -
hemiacetal
any of the class of organic chemical compounds having the general formula RCH(OH)OR, where R is an organic group. -
polyvinyl acetal
any of the class of thermoplastic resins derived by the condensation of an aldehyde with polyvinyl alcohol. -
polyvinyl acetate
a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol. -
polyvinyl butyral
a white, water-insoluble, polyvinyl acetal made with butyraldehyde, used chiefly as an interlayer in the manufacture of safety glass.