ALDEHYDE


Meaning of ALDEHYDE in English

— aldehydic , adj.

/al"deuh huyd'/ , n. Chem.

any of a class of organic compounds containing the group -CHO, which yields acids when oxidized and alcohols when reduced.

[ 1840-50; al ( cohol ) dehyd ( rogenatum ) dehydrogenated alcohol ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .