Glutaraldehyde Definition

glo͝otə-răldə-hīd

noun

A water-soluble oily liquid, C₅ H₈ O₄ , containing two aldehyde groups, used in tanning leather and as a fixative for biological tissues.

American Heritage Medicine

(organic chemistry) The aliphatic dialdehyde pentane-1,5-dial, a toxic liquid with a pungent odor.

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Other Word Forms of Glutaraldehyde

Singular:

glutaraldehyde

Plural:

glutaraldehydes

glutar(ic acid) organic compound used in making polymers (glut(en)) (-aric) (probably as in tartaric acid) aldehyde

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From glutar- +"Ž aldehyde; compare glutaric acid, glutaryl, glutarate.

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