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Definition of Aldehyde

1. Noun. Any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids.

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)

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