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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aldehyde \Al"de*hyde\, n. [Abbrev. fr alcohol dehydrogenatum alcohol deprived of its hydrogen.] (Chem.) A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation. Note: The aldehydes are intermediate between the alcohols and acids, and differ from the alcohols in having two less hydrogen atoms in the molecule, as common aldehyde (called also {acetic aldehyde} or {ethyl aldehyde}), {C2H4O}; methyl aldehyde, {CH2O}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aldehyde n : any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
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