aldehyde

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Meaning

1. noun 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.

Similar words

glyceric anisic cinnamic cuminic fuchsin substance aldehyd hydroxyaldehyde dialdehyde aldose

Often followed by

dehydrogenase and group or is groups oxidase in fuchsin

Word family

aldehydes aldehydic