ALDEHYDE


Meaning of ALDEHYDE in English

[al.de.hyde] n [G Aldehyd, fr. NL al. dehyd., abbr. of alcohol dehydrogenatum dehydrogenated alcohol] (ca. 1846): acetaldehyde; broadly: any of various highly reactive compounds typified by acetaldehyde and characterized by the group CHO -- al.de.hy.dic adj

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