About The Word Aldehyde
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Aldehyde
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What's The Definition Of Aldehyde?
[n] any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
Synonyms | Synonyms for Aldehyde: Related Terms | Find terms related to Aldehyde: See Also | acetaldehyde | acrolein | ethanal | ethanal trimer | formaldehyde | furfural | furfuraldehyde | glyceraldehyde | glyceric aldehyde | methanal | organic compound | paraldehyde | propanal | propenal | propionaldehyde Aldehyde In Webster's Dictionary \Al"de*hyde\, n. [Abbrev. fr. alcohol dehydrogenatum,
alcohol deprived of its hydrogen.] (Chem.)
A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from
alcohol by certain processes of oxidation.
Note: The aldehydes are intermediate between the alcohols and
acids, and differ from the alcohols in having two less
hydrogen atoms in the molecule, as common aldehyde
(called also {acetic aldehyde} or {ethyl aldehyde}),
{C2H4O}; methyl aldehyde, {CH2O}.
{Aldehyde ammonia} (Chem.), a compound formed by the union of
aldehyde with ammonia.
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