: a colorless beta-hydroxy aldehyde C4H8O2 used especially in organic synthesis
broadly
: any of various similar aldehydes
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Heating a ginger rhizome causes gingerol to undergo a reverse aldol reaction, transforming it to zingerone, a molecule that is completely absent in fresh ginger.
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Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2014
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Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2014
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“Aldol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aldol. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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