ACETYLFORMALDEHYDE
\ˌasɪtˌɪlfɔːmˈaldɪhˌa͡ɪd], \ˌasɪtˌɪlfɔːmˈaldɪhˌaɪd], \ˌa_s_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_l_f_ɔː_m_ˈa_l_d_ɪ_h_ˌaɪ_d]\
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An organic compound used often as a reagent in organic synthesis, as a flavoring agent, and in tanning. It has been demonstrated as an intermediate in the metabolism of acetone and its derivatives in isolated cell preparations, in various culture media, and in vivo in certain animals.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).