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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•de•hyde (al′də hīd′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]- Chemistryany of a class of organic compounds containing the group -CHO, which yields acids when oxidized and alcohols when reduced.
- Neo-Latin al(cohol) dehyd(rogenātum) dehydrogenated alcohol
- 1840–50
al′de•hy′dic, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: aldehyde /ˈældɪˌhaɪd/ n - any organic compound containing the group -CHO. Aldehydes are oxidized to carboxylic acids and take part in many addition reactions
- (modifier) consisting of, containing, or concerned with the group -CHO: aldehyde group or radical
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin al(cohol) dehyd(rogenātum) dehydrogenated alcoholaldehydic /ˌældəˈhɪdɪk/ adj |