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aldehydes

/ˈæl.dɪ.haɪdz/

aldehydes is the plural of aldehyde.

Meaning of aldehyde

Noun

aldehyde (plural aldehydes)

  1. Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.
    • The air smells of strange, oceanic aldehydes.2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 180

Phrases with aldehydes

Questions about aldehydes

What is aldehydes the plural of?
Aldehydes is the plural of aldehyde.
How do you pronounce aldehydes?
Aldehydes is pronounced /ˈæl.dɪ.haɪdz/.

Words near aldehydes in the dictionary

  1. Aldeby
  2. aldehyd
  3. aldehyde
  4. aldehyde oxidase
  5. aldehyde oxidases
  6. aldehydes
  7. aldehydic
  8. aldehydic acid
  9. aldehyds
  10. aldeia
  11. aldeias

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