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nonanal

nonanal noun: an alkyl aldehyde with a strong fruity or floral odour, used in flavouring and perfumery.

Noun

nonanal (uncountable)

  1. An alkyl aldehyde with a strong fruity or floral odour, used in flavouring and perfumery.

Adjective

nonanal (not comparable)

  1. Not anal; not relating to the anus.
    • The physical symptoms domain comprised nine conceptual clusters: anal pain and discomfort, nonanal pain and discomfort, bowel and bladder symptoms, bleeding from anus, anal itching and dryness, burning and stinging, discharge or wetness, external tissue features, and other physical symptoms.2018 August, Jack E. Burkhalter, Thomas M. Atkinson, J. Berry-Lawhorn, Stephen Goldstone, Mark H. Einstein, Timothy J. Wilkin, et al., “Initial Development and Content Validation of a Health-Related...

Synonyms of nonanal

Forms of nonanal

alternative formnon-anal

Origin of nonanal

From nonane + -al (“aldehyde”).

From non- + anal.

Questions about nonanal

What does nonanal mean?
Nonanal means an alkyl aldehyde with a strong fruity or floral odour, used in flavouring and perfumery.
What part of speech is nonanal?
Nonanal can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near nonanal in the dictionary

  1. nonamyloidogenic
  2. nonamylolytic
  3. nonanabolic
  4. nonanadromous
  5. nonanaesthetic
  6. nonanal
  7. nonanaldehyde
  8. nonanalgesic
  9. nonanalgesics
  10. nonanalog
  11. nonanalogies

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