methylal

[meth-uh-lal, meth-uh-lal]

meth·yl·al

[meth-uh-lal, meth-uh-lal]
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, C3H8O2, having a chloroformlike odor, used chiefly as a solvent, in perfumery, and in organic synthesis.


Origin:
1830–40; methyl- + -al3
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Methylal is always a great word to know.
So is heterogeneous. Does it mean:
a colorless, toxic, water-soluble gas having a suffocating odor, used chiefly as a disinfectant and preservative, contained in resins and plastics
a mixture composed of different substances or the same substance in different phases, such as solid ice and liquid water
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methylal (ˈmɛθɪˌlæl)
 
n
Also called: formal a colourless volatile flammable liquid with an odour resembling that of chloroform, used as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes and adhesives. Formula: (CH3O)2CH2

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