Definition of Metaldehyde

1. n. A white crystalline substance isomeric with, and obtained from, acetic aldehyde by polymerization, and reconvertible into the same.

Definition of Metaldehyde

1. Noun. (organic compound) A cyclic tetramer of acetaldehyde, commonly used as a molluscicide. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Metaldehyde

1. A white crystalline substance isomeric with, and obtained from, acetic aldehyde by polymerization, and reconvertible into the same. Origin: Pref. Met- + aldehyde. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Metaldehyde

metalacyclic
metalammonia
metalammonium
metalanguage
metalanguages
metalate
metalates
metalating
metalation
metalations
metalaxyl
metalbearing
metalbumin
metalcore
metalcraft
metaldehyde (current term)
metaled
metalens
metalepses
metalepsis
metalepsy
metaleptic
metaleptical
metalevel
metalexicographer
metalexicographers
metalexicographical
metalexicography
metalhead
metalheads

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