BENZALDEHYDE


Meaning of BENZALDEHYDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ben-ˈzal-də-ˌhīd ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1860

: a colorless nontoxic aromatic liquid C 6 H 5 CHO found in essential oils (as in peach kernels) and used in flavoring and perfumery, in pharmaceuticals, and in synthesis of dyes

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