aldehyde

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

enanthal

heptaldehyde

oenanthal

oenanthic

heptanal

heptyl aldehyde

enanthic aldehyde

enathaldehyde

Translations

aldéhyde

Aldehyd

aldeide

aldehído

aldeído

aldehid

aldehido

aldehyde

aldeidi

aldehit

أَلْدَهيد

الأَلْدَهيد

αλδεγύδη

αλδεΰδη

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæl.dɪ.haɪd/

Etymology

Borrowed from German Aldehyd, a contraction of the Latin al(cohol) dehyd(rogenātum).