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acetal /ac·e·tal/ (as´ĕ-t'l)
1. any of a class of organic compounds formed by combination of an aldehyde molecule and two alcohol molecules.
2. CH3CH(OC2H5)2, a colorless, volatile liquid used as a solvent and in cosmetics.

ac·e·tal (s-tl)
n.
1. A colorless, flammable, volatile liquid used as a solvent.
2. Any of the compounds formed from aldehydes combined with alcohol.

acetal.
1 also called diethyl acetal. a colorless liquid, C2H4(OC2H5)2, sometimes used as a hypnotic.
2 any compound with the general formula R2C(OR)2 or RCH(OR)2, in which R indicates an alkyl or aryl group.

acetal
an organic compound formed by a combination of an aldehyde with an alcohol.


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This specialty grade can provide 60[degrees] gloss less than 3%, and it undergoes relatively little appearance change after extended uv exposure and does not form a chalky residue on the surface like many weatherable acetals.
In butyl rubber, cyclic acetals are also remarkably more effective than PPDs.
Heat-sensitive materials like PVC, ABS, and EVOH, or engineering resins like acetals, PC, nylon, or polyesters are more likely to degrade than heat-tolerant polyolefins.
 
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