n.
Pronunciation: ' al-d ə - ˌ h ī d
Function: noun
Etymology: German Aldehyd, from New Latin al. dehyd., abbreviation of alcohol dehydrogenatum dehydrogenated alcohol
Date: circa 1846
: ACETALDEHYDE broadly : any of a class of highly reactive organic compounds that are analogous to acetaldehyde and characterized by a carbonyl group attached to a hydrogen atom
– al · de · hy · dic \ ˌ al-d ə - ' h ī -dik \ adjective