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Primary alcohol
| (Organic Chem.) | any alcohol which possess the group CH2.OH, and can be oxidized so as to form a corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of carbon atoms; - distinguished from secondary |
See also: Primary
primary alcohol
primary alcohol[′prī‚mer·ē ′al·kə‚hȯl] (organic chemistry) An alcohol whose molecular structure may be written as RCH2OH, rather than as R1R2CHOH (secondary) or R1R2R3COH (tertiary). primary alcohol
pri·mar·y al·co·holan alcohol characterized by the univalent radical, -CH2OH.pri·mar·y alcohol (prī'mar-ē al'kŏ-hol) An alcohol characterized by the univalent radical -CH2OH. LegalSeeAlcoholThesaurusSeealcohol |