allyl alcohol

noun

The unsaturated aliphatic alcohol CH₂=CH-CH₂-OH

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propenolpropenyl alcohol

Meanings

nounallyl alcohol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe unsaturated aliphatic alcohol CH₂=CH-CH₂-OH

    Synonyms: propenol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe unsaturated aliphatic alcohol CH₂=CH-CH₂-OH

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More synonyms by meaning

nounan unsaturated primary alcohol present in wood spirit; use to make resins and plasticizers and pharmaceuticals

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propenyl alcohol
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French alcool allylique
  • alcool allyliqueTranslations
German Allylalkohol
  • AllylalkoholTranslations
Portuguese álcool alílico
  • álcool alílicoTranslations
Spanish alcohol alílico
  • alcohol alílicoTranslations
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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