aldehyde
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
aldehyde /ˈaldɪhʌɪd/
▶noun Chemistry an organic compound containing the group –CHO, formed by the oxidation of alcohols.
– derivatives
aldehydic /ˌaldɪˈhɪdɪk/ adjective.
aldehydic /ˌaldɪˈhɪdɪk/ adjective.
– origin C19: shortened from L. alcohol dehydrogenatum ‘alcohol deprived of hydrogen’.
'aldehyde' also found in these Oxford entries:
acetal
- acetaldehyde
- acrylic
- alanine
- aldol
- aldosterone
- ethanal
- formaldehyde
- furfural
- methanal

