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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.

– 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

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