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Aldehyde - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Aldehyde : (noun)
1: any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used
in making resins and dyes and organic acids
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Aldehyde : \Al"de*hyde\, n. [Abbrev. fr. alcohol dehydrogenatum,
alcohol deprived of its hydrogen.] (Chem.)
A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from
alcohol by certain processes of oxidation.
Note: The aldehydes are intermediate between the alcohols and
acids, and differ from the alcohols in having two less
hydrogen atoms in the molecule, as common aldehyde
(called also acetic aldehyde or ethyl aldehyde),
C2H4O; methyl aldehyde, CH2O.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Aldehyde : Compound in which an alkyl or aryl group and a hydrogen atom are attached to a carbonyl group and a hydrogen atom are attached to a carbonyl group; general formula, O-R-C-H
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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