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Aldehyde

Al′de-hyde

(ăl′dē̍-hīd)

Noun.

[Abbrev. fr.

cohol

dehyd

rogenatum, alcohol deprived of its hydrogen.]

(Chem.)

A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation.

Aldehyde ammonia

(Chem.)

a compound formed by the union of aldehyde with ammonia.

Definition 2024

Aldehyde

See also: aldehyde and aldéhyde

German

Noun

Aldehyde

plural of Aldehyd

aldehyde

See also: Aldehyde and aldéhyde

English

Noun

aldehyde ‎(plural aldehydes)

(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.

Derived terms

Related terms

formaldehyde (R = H)
acetaldehyde (R = CH₃)
benzaldehyde (R = C₆H₅)

Translations

organic compound of the general formula R·CHO

Chinese:

Cantonese: 醛 ‎(cyun⁴)

Mandarin: 醛 (zh) ‎(quán)
Esperanto: aldehido
Estonian: aldehüüd
Finnish: aldehydi (fi)
French: aldéhyde (fr) m
German: Aldehyd (de) n
Hungarian: aldehid (hu)
Irish: aildéad m
Italian: aldeide (it) f

Japanese: アルデヒド ‎(arudehido)
Korean: 알데하이드 ‎(aldehaideu), 알데히드 (ko) ‎(aldehideu)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: aldehyd (no) n

Nynorsk: aldehyd n
Polish: aldehyd (pl) m
Portuguese: aldeído m
Russian: альдеги́д (ru) m ‎(alʹdegíd)
Spanish: aldehído (es) m
Swedish: aldehyd (sv) c
Ukrainian: альдегід (uk) m ‎(alʹdehid)

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑldəˈɦidə/

Noun

aldehyde m ‎(plural aldehyden)

(organic chemistry) aldehyde

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Webster 1913 Edition

Aldehyde

Al′de-hyde

Definition 2024

Aldehyde

Aldehyde

German

Noun

aldehyde

aldehyde

English

Noun

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Dutch

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Noun

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