Acetaldehyde

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  • noun. A colorless, flammable liquid, C2H4O, used to manufacture acetic acid, perfumes, and drugs.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The aldehyde CH3CHO, formed by the oxidation of common or ethyl alcohol. It boils at 21° C., and has a disagreeable penetrating odor.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Acetic aldehyde. See aldehyde.
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  • noun. An organic compound (CH3CHO). Sometimes called ethanal or acetic aldehyde. See aldehyde.
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  • noun. a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs
    • Word Usage
    "It is a dangerous combination because the mixing of these two entities causes the conversion of alcohol to acetaldehyde, which is poisonous and can land the patient in the hospital."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    aldehyde  
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    ascorbate  borane  carcinogen  ceramide  cyclohexanone  
    variant
    aldehyde  
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