Look up: Aldehyde

1. 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
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2. Aldehyde
   Any chemical compound containing the functional group -C(O)H. Acrolein, the simplest aldehyde that is also a monomer capable of undergoing addition polymerisation, is responsible for the distinctive sm…'
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3. aldehyde
   [n] - any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds
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4. Aldehyde
   Prepared by the oxidation of primary alcohols so that the OH group loses its hydrogen to give an oxygen joined by a double bond to a carbon atom.ExamplesformaldehydeHCHOacetaldehydeCH₃CHObenzaldehydeC₆H₆CHO
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5. 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
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6. Aldehyde
   An organic compound containing the -CHO group (see below). An example of these distinct aromatic compounds is formaldehyde.
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7. aldehyde
   (RCHO) An aldehyde is an organic compound with a carbon bound to a -(C=O)-H group. Examples are formaldehyde (HCHO), acetaldehyde, CH₃CHO, and benzaldehyde, C₆H₆CHO.
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8. Aldehyde
   An important starting material and intermediate in organic synthesis. Many aldehydes of industrial significance are used as solvents, perfumes, and flavouring agents or as intermediates in the manufacture of plastics, dyes, and pharmaceuticals.
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9. Aldehyde
   An organic compound containing the -CHO group (see below). An example of these distinct aromatic compounds is formaldehyde.
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10. aldehyde
    the first product of the oxydation of a primary alcohol Category: Chemistry
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11. Aldehyde
    Al'de·hyde noun [ Abbrev. from al cohol dehyd rogenatum, alcohol deprived of its hydrogen.] (Chemistry) A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation. » The aldehydes...
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12. aldehyde
    <chemistry> A carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen, single-bonded to a hydrogen, and single-bonded to another chemical group (such as methane, benzene, another hydrogen, anything). ... The carbon oxygen double bond part is known as a carbonyl group (C=O). An example is acetaldehyde, which is...
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13. aldehyde
    noun any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
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14. aldehyde
    (al´dә-hīd) an organic compound containing the aldehyde functional group (sbondCHO); that is, one with a carbonyl group (CdbondO) located at one end of the carbon chain. acetaldehyde.
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15. Aldehyde
    • (n.) A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation.
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16. aldehyde
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17. aldehyde
    any of a class of organic compounds characterized by the presence of a carbonyl group, in which at least one of the two remaining bonds to the ...
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18. aldehyde
    Type: Term Pronunciation: al′dĕ-hīd Definitions: 1. A compound containing the radical —CH=O, reducible to an alcohol (CH₂OH) and oxidizable to a carboxylic acid (COOH), acetaldehyde.
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19. aldehyde
    aldehyde (ăl'duhīd) [alcohol + New Lat. dehydrogenatus=dehydrogenated], any of a class of organic compounds that contain the carbonyl group, and in which the carbonyl group is bonded to at least one hydrogen; the general formula for an aldehyde is RCHO, where R is hydrogen or an alky...
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20. Aldehyde
    In chemistry, aldehyde is the generic name given to the compounds of alcohol intermediate between the alcohols and the acids. Common aldehyde (C2H40) is derived from spirit of wine by oxidation, and is a colourless, limpid, volatile, and inflammable liquid, with a peculiar ethereal odour, which is s...
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21. aldehyde
    Any of a group of organic chemical compounds prepared by oxidation of primary alcohols, so that both the OH (hydroxyl) group and the adjacent carbon lose a hydrogen to give an oxygen joined by a double bond to a carbon atom (the aldehyde group, with the formula CHO). Higher aldehydes are commonly used in perfumes
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22. Aldehyde
    A chemical precursor to alcohol. In some cases, alcohol can be oxidized to aldehydes, creating off-flavors.
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23. 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
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24. aldehyde
    A type of chemical substance made from alcohol. Aldehydes are found in essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants).
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25. Aldehyde
    , the simplest aldehyde An `aldehyde` () is an organic compound containing a formyl group. This functional group, with the structure R-CHO, consists of a carbonyl centre bonded to hydrogen and an R group. The group without R is called the `aldehyde group` or `formyl group`. Aldehydes differ from ket...
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