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
Other Word Forms of Aldehyde
Noun
Singular:
aldehyde
Plural:
aldehydesOrigin 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
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A contraction of the Latin al(cohol) dehyd(rogenātum).
From Wiktionary
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