Definition of aldehyde Aldehyde
al•de•hyde
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What does aldehyde mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: aldehydes |
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| aldehyde - any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids | ||
| organic compound any compound of carbon and another element or a radical | ||
| ethanal trimer, paraldehyde a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent | ||
| acetaldehyde, ethanal a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs | ||
| formaldehyde, methanal a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol | ||
| furfural, furfuraldehyde a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent | ||
| glyceraldehyde, glyceric aldehyde a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars | ||
| propanal, propionaldehyde a colorless liquid aldehyde | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- aldehyde (n.)
A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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aldehyde
An organic compound containing a terminal carbonyl group, i.e., a O=CH- group attached to hydrogen or a carbon chain.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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aldehyde
al′dē-hīd, n. a volatile fluid with a suffocating smell, obtained by the oxidation of alcohol: a large class of compounds intermediate between alcohols and acids. [From Al. dehyd., a contr. for Alcohol dehydrogenatum.]
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🔤- aldehyde, noun, singular of aldehydes.
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