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malonaldehyde

malonaldehyde noun: the aldehyde CH₂(CHO)₂, related to malonic acid, formed in the body by oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Noun

malonaldehyde (countable and uncountable, plural malonaldehydes)

  1. The aldehyde CH₂(CHO)₂, related to malonic acid, formed in the body by oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids

Forms of malonaldehyde

pluralmalonaldehydes

Questions about malonaldehyde

What does malonaldehyde mean?
Malonaldehyde means the aldehyde CH₂(CHO)₂, related to malonic acid, formed in the body by oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
What part of speech is malonaldehyde?
Malonaldehyde is a noun.
What is the plural of malonaldehyde?
The plural of malonaldehyde is malonaldehydes.

Words near malonaldehyde in the dictionary

  1. malojillo
  2. malolactate
  3. malolactic
  4. malolactic fermentation
  5. Malolos
  6. malonaldehyde
  7. malonaldehydes
  8. malonamate
  9. malonamates
  10. malonamic acid
  11. malonamide

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