primary alcohol

noun

Any alcohol of general formula R-CH₂-OH

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Meanings

nounprimary alcohol (plural primary alcohols)

plural primary alcohols

  1. chemistryAny alcohol of general formula R-CH₂-OH

Translations

French alcool primaire
  • alcool primairealcohol
German primärer Alkohol
  • primärer Alkoholalcohol
Italian alcol primario
  • alcol primarioalcohol
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APA

primary alcohol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20alcohol

MLA

“primary alcohol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20alcohol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “primary alcohol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20alcohol.

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