Aldehyde

[ældihaid]

Definition

(noun.) any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids.

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Definition

(n.) A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation.

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Definition

n. a volatile fluid with a suffocating smell obtained by the oxidation of alcohol: a large class of compounds intermediate between alcohols and acids.

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