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Is acetal a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word acetal is a Scrabble US word. The word acetal is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

A1C3E1T1A1L1

Is acetal a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word acetal is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

A1C3E1T1A1L1

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A1C4E1T1A1L2

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6-letter words (1 found)

ACETAL,

5-letter words (6 found)

ACETA,ALATE,CLEAT,ECLAT,LACET,TALEA,

4-letter words (17 found)

ACTA,ALAE,ALEC,CATE,CELT,CLAT,LACE,LATE,LEAT,TAAL,TACE,TAEL,TALA,TALC,TALE,TEAL,TELA,

3-letter words (22 found)

AAL,ACE,ACT,ALA,ALE,ALT,ATE,CAA,CAL,CAT,CEL,EAT,ELT,ETA,LAC,LAT,LEA,LET,TAE,TEA,TEC,TEL,

2-letter words (10 found)

AA,AE,AL,AT,EA,EL,ET,LA,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 57 words from acetal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of acetal

acetal

Etymology

From acet(ic) + al(cohol).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ăsʹĭtăl', IPA(key): /ˈæsɪˌtæl/

Noun

acetal (plural acetals)

  2. (organic chemistry) Any diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR')2 (where R' is not H).

Usage notes

Originally the term applied only to derivatives of aldehydes (One R = H) but now also applies to ketones

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See also

  • acetonide
  • acylal
  • hemiacetal
  • ketal

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English acetal. First attested in 1836.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈt͡sɛ.tal/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtal
  • Syllabification: a‧ce‧tal

Noun

acetal m inan

  1. (organic chemistry) acetal

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References

Further reading

  • acetal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “acetal”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 6
  • acetal in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tal

Noun

acetal m (plural acetais)

  1. (organic chemistry) acetal

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aθeˈtal/ [a.θeˈt̪al]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /aseˈtal/ [a.seˈt̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: a‧ce‧tal

Noun

acetal m (plural acetales)

  1. (organic chemistry) acetal

Related terms

Further reading

  • “acetal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org