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Aldehyde
Al′de-hyde
(ăl′dē̍-hīd)
, Noun.
[Abbrev. fr.
al
cohol dehyd
rogenatum, alcohol deprived of its hydrogen.] 1.
(Chem.)
A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation.
Aldehyde ammonia
(Chem.)
, a compound formed by the union of aldehyde with ammonia.