aldehyde
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1. any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | organic compound, |
| definition | : | any compound of carbon and another element or a radical (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | ethanal trimer, paraldehyde, |
| definition | : | a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | acetaldehyde, ethanal, |
| definition | : | a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | formaldehyde, methanal, |
| definition | : | a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | furfural, furfuraldehyde, |
| definition | : | a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | acrolein, propenal, |
| definition | : | a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene (noun.substance) |
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