aldehyde

/ˈældəˌhaɪd/
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Other forms: aldehydes

Definitions of aldehyde
  1. noun
    any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
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    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
    acrolein, propenal
    a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene
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    organic compound
    any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
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