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Definitions of aldehyde
  1. noun
    any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
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  • furfural a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent
  • formalin a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens
  • paraldehyde a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent
  • acetal any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules
  • glyceric aldehyde a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars
  • glyceraldehyde a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars
  • polyvinyl-formaldehyde a polymer of vinyl formaldehyde
  • aldol an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO)
  • ethanal trimer a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent
  • formol a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens
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