aldehyde

What is another word for aldehyde? Here is its meaning, with related words and examples.

Noun — An aldehyde is any of a group of reactive organic compounds with a carbonyl group attached to a hydrocarbon group and a hydrogen atom.

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It is a specialist chemistry term, rarely used outside scientific writing.

The word was borrowed from German Aldehyd, itself formed by contracting the Latin phrase al(cohol) dehyd(rogenatum), meaning dehydrogenated alcohol.

What is an aldehyde?

It is any of a class of reactive organic compounds carrying a carbonyl group attached to a hydrocarbon group and a hydrogen atom.

What are examples of an aldehyde?

Formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and benzaldehyde are all examples of aldehydes.

Where does the word aldehyde come from?

It comes from German Aldehyd, a contraction of the Latin for "dehydrogenated alcohol".