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thioaldehyde definition

thio·al·de·hyde (t̸hī′ō al′də hīd′)

noun

any of a group of organic chemical compounds containing the group or the monovalent radical CHS; an aldehyde in which sulfur has replaced the oxygen

Etymology: thio- + aldehyde

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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