aldol reaction

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   a reaction of aldehydes resulting in an aldol

   Broaderchemical reaction

Questions about aldol reaction

What does aldol reaction mean?

aldol reaction means "a reaction of aldehydes resulting in an aldol".

Is aldol reaction a common word?

aldol reaction is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.