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crotanaldehyde

crotanaldehyde noun: an unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde, 2-butenal, CH₃.CH:CH.CHO; it is used in the manufacture of sorbic acid, and to denature alcohol.

Noun

crotanaldehyde (uncountable)

  1. an unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde, 2-butenal, CH₃.CH:CH.CHO; it is used in the manufacture of sorbic acid, and to denature alcohol

Questions about crotanaldehyde

What does crotanaldehyde mean?
Crotanaldehyde means an unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde, 2-butenal, CH₃.CH:CH.CHO; it is used in the manufacture of sorbic acid, and to denature alcohol.
What part of speech is crotanaldehyde?
Crotanaldehyde is a noun.

Words near crotanaldehyde in the dictionary

  1. crotalum
  2. crotalums
  3. crotamine
  4. crotamines
  5. crotamiton
  6. crotanaldehyde
  7. crotaphite
  8. crotaphites
  9. crotaphitic
  10. crotaphytid
  11. crotaphytids

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