Definition of Aldehyde
1. Noun. Any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids.
Specialized synonyms: Ethanal Trimer,
Paraldehyde,
Acetaldehyde,
Ethanal,
Formaldehyde,
Methanal,
Furfural,
Furfuraldehyde,
Glyceraldehyde,
Glyceric Aldehyde,
Propanal,
Propionaldehyde,
Acrolein,
PropenalGeneric synonyms: Organic Compound Definition of Aldehyde
1. n. A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation.
Definition of Aldehyde
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (''R''·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom. ¹
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Definition of Aldehyde
1. a type of chemical compound [n -S]
Medical Definition of Aldehyde
1.
A carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen, single-bonded to a hydrogen, and single-bonded to another chemical group (such as methane, benzene, another hydrogen, anything).
The carbon oxygen double bond part is known as a carbonyl group (C=O). An example is acetaldehyde, which is a carbonyl group single-bonded to a hydrogen and single-bonded to a methane (a methyl group: CH3).
(09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aldehyde
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