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acyloin
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[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- Any of a class of organic compounds containing a carbonyl group with a hydroxyl group attached to the adjacent carbon atom; an alpha-hydroxy ketone.
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Origin
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early 20th century. From French acyloïne from acyle + -oïne (in benzoïne, the molecule of which contains two phenyl groups linked by the acyloin structure)
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