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aldehydic

aldehydic adjective: of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.

Adjective

aldehydic (not generally comparable, comparative more aldehydic, superlative most aldehydic)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
    • The 2-deoxy derivatives were known to be more aldehydic in character and this was reflected in the higher M_G values.1957, Charles Edward Clapp, High Molecular Weight Water-Soluble Muck, page 13
    • Here the characteristic aldehydic note is almost missing from the aldehyde, though this may be due partly to the protective influence of the side chain.1994, Robert R. Calkin, J. Stephan Jellinek, Perfumery: Practice and Principles, page 217

Forms of aldehydic

comparativemore aldehydic
superlativemost aldehydic

Origin of aldehydic

From aldehyde + -ic.

Words formed from aldehydic

Questions about aldehydic

What does aldehydic mean?
Aldehydic means of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
What part of speech is aldehydic?
Aldehydic is an adjective.

Words near aldehydic in the dictionary

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

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