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Acetaldehyde

see synonyms of acetaldehyde

Noun

1. acetaldehyde, ethanal

a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Acetaldehyde

see synonyms of acetaldehyde
noun
a colourless volatile pungent liquid, miscible with water, used in the manufacture of organic compounds and as a solvent and reducing agent. Formula: CH3CHO
. Systematic name: ethanal

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Acetaldehyde

see synonyms of acetaldehyde
noun
a colorless, soluble, flammable, liquid aldehyde, CH3CHO, formed by the oxidation of ethylene: used as a solvent and as a raw material in making many organic compounds

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Acetaldehyde

see synonyms of acetaldehyde
n.
A colorless, flammable liquid, C2H4O, used to manufacture acetic acid, perfumes, and drugs.

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