Aldehyde Definition

ăldə-hīd
aldehydes
noun
Any of a class of highly reactive organic chemical compounds obtained by oxidation of primary alcohols, characterized by the common group CHO, and used in the manufacture of resins, dyes, and organic acids.
American Heritage
Any of a class of organic compounds containing the CHO group, including formaldehyde and acetaldehyde.
Webster's New World

(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.

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Other Word Forms of Aldehyde

Noun

Singular:
aldehyde
Plural:
aldehydes

Origin of Aldehyde

  • German Aldehyd from New Latin al. dehyd. abbr. for alcohol dehydrogenātum dehydrogenized alcohol

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • A contraction of the Latin al(cohol) dehyd(rogenātum).

    From Wiktionary

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