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Noun- A salt, ester, or acylal containing two parts of the main component group.

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  • The derivative is approximately a diacetate, and on the assumption of a simple ester reaction the yield should be 127 p. ct.
  • Here is a list from one package: sodium phosphates, sodium ascorbate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, potassium lactate, sodium diacetate.
  • The natural impurities of sugar are gum and tannin; gum is detected by giving a white precipitate with diacetate of lead, and tannin by giving a black coloration or...
  • Demulen 1/35-21 and Demulen 1/35-28: Each white tablet contains 1 mg of ethynodiol diacetate and 35 mcg of ethinyl estradiol, and the inactive ingredients include...
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