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1. (n.) aldehyde
any of a class of organic compounds containing the group −CHO, which yields acids when oxidized and alcohols when reduced.
Etymology: (1840–50; < NL al(cohol)dehyd(rogenātum) dehydrogenated alcohol)
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1. (noun) aldehyde
any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
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1. (noun) aldehyde
a colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. aldehyde
a limpid, very volatile liquid, of a suffocating odour, obtained from the oxidation of alcohol.
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