ETHANAL TRIMER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent

Synonyms:

ethanal trimer; paraldehyde

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Nouns denoting substances

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)

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