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octadecanal

octadecanal noun: the aliphatic aldehyde that has 18 carbon atoms.

Noun

octadecanal (uncountable)

  1. The aliphatic aldehyde that has 18 carbon atoms

Questions about octadecanal

What does octadecanal mean?
Octadecanal means the aliphatic aldehyde that has 18 carbon atoms.
What part of speech is octadecanal?
Octadecanal is a noun.

Words near octadecanal in the dictionary

  1. octadecahydrate
  2. octadecahydrates
  3. octadecamer
  4. octadecameric
  5. octadecamers
  6. octadecanal
  7. octadecanamide
  8. octadecane
  9. octadecanes
  10. octadecanethiol
  11. octadecanoate

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