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propionaldehyde

noun
pro·pi·on·aldehyde | \ ¦prōpēˌän+ \

Definition of propionaldehyde 

: a volatile pungent liquid aldehyde C2H5CHO made usually by dehydrogenation of propyl alcohol or as a by-product in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis of higher hydrocarbons and used in organic synthesis

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History and Etymology for propionaldehyde

International Scientific Vocabulary propion- + aldehyde

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propione

propionic acid

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