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hexanal

hexanal noun: any saturated aliphatic aldehyde having six carbon atoms, but especially n-hexanal.

Noun

hexanal (countable and uncountable, plural hexanals)

  1. Any saturated aliphatic aldehyde having six carbon atoms, but especially n-hexanal.

Forms of hexanal

pluralhexanals

Origin of hexanal

From hexane + -al (“aldehyde”).

Questions about hexanal

What does hexanal mean?
Hexanal means any saturated aliphatic aldehyde having six carbon atoms, but especially n-hexanal.
What part of speech is hexanal?
Hexanal is a noun.
What is the plural of hexanal?
The plural of hexanal is hexanals.

Words near hexanal in the dictionary

  1. hexamitiases
  2. hexamitiasis
  3. hexamolybdenum
  4. hexamutant
  5. hexamutants
  6. hexanal
  7. hexanaldehyde
  8. hexanals
  9. hexanary
  10. hexanchid
  11. hexanchids

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