Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A colourless organic compound, CH₃CHO, occurring widely in nature and being produced on a large scale in industry.

    Acetaldehyd

    етана́льetanálʹ, о́цтовий альдегі́дóctovyj alʹdehíd

More definitions
  • a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs

Translations

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By meaning 1
the organic compound CH3CHO:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the organic compound CH3CHO:

Forms

plural: acetaldehydes
Singularacetaldehyde
Pluralacetaldehydes

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs:ethanal

Word family

4 related words

See also

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