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aldehydic acid

aldehydic acid noun: dicarboxylic acid with one carboxy group replaced by an aldehyde group.

Noun

aldehydic acid (uncountable)

  1. dicarboxylic acid with one carboxy group replaced by an aldehyde group

Origin of aldehydic acid

From aldehyde + -ic + acid.

Questions about aldehydic acid

What does aldehydic acid mean?
Aldehydic acid means dicarboxylic acid with one carboxy group replaced by an aldehyde group.
What part of speech is aldehydic acid?
Aldehydic acid is a noun.

Words near aldehydic acid in the dictionary

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

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