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aldehyde

19 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. aldehyde (noun)
  2. aldehyde ammonia (noun)
  3. aldehyde collidine (noun)
  4. aldehyde hydrate (noun)
  5. aldehyde resin (noun)
  6. acetic aldehyde (noun)
  7. allyl aldehyde (noun)
  8. anisic aldehyde (noun)
  9. benzoic aldehyde (noun)
  10. butyl aldehyde (noun)
  11. capric aldehyde (noun)
  12. cinnamic aldehyde (noun)
  13. crotonic aldehyde (noun)
  14. cumic aldehyde (noun)
  15. cyclamen aldehyde (noun)
  16. formic aldehyde (noun)
  17. glyceric aldehyde (noun)
  18. tiglic aldehyde (noun)
  19. protocatechualdehyde (noun)

al·de·hyde

noun \ˈal-də-ˌhīd\

Definition of ALDEHYDE

: acetaldehyde; broadly : any of a class of highly reactive organic compounds that are analogous to acetaldehyde and characterized by a carbonyl group attached to a hydrogen atom
— al·de·hy·dic \ˌal-də-ˈhī-dik\ adjective

Origin of ALDEHYDE

German Aldehyd, from New Latin al. dehyd., abbreviation of alcohol dehydrogenatum dehydrogenated alcohol
First Known Use: 1833

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