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phenylacetaldehyde

phenylacetaldehyde noun: an aromatic compound found in buckwheat, chocolate, etc. responsible for the antibiotic activity of maggot therapy.

Noun

phenylacetaldehyde (plural phenylacetaldehydes)

  1. An aromatic compound found in buckwheat, chocolate, etc. responsible for the antibiotic activity of maggot therapy.

Forms of phenylacetaldehyde

pluralphenylacetaldehydes

Origin of phenylacetaldehyde

From phenyl + acetaldehyde.

Questions about phenylacetaldehyde

What does phenylacetaldehyde mean?
Phenylacetaldehyde means an aromatic compound found in buckwheat, chocolate, etc. responsible for the antibiotic activity of maggot therapy.
What part of speech is phenylacetaldehyde?
Phenylacetaldehyde is a noun.
What is the plural of phenylacetaldehyde?
The plural of phenylacetaldehyde is phenylacetaldehydes.

Words near phenylacetaldehyde in the dictionary

  1. Pheny
  2. phenyboronic
  3. phenyl
  4. phenyl azide
  5. phenyl mercaptan
  6. phenylacetaldehyde
  7. phenylacetaldehydes
  8. phenylacetamide
  9. phenylacetamides
  10. phenylacetate
  11. phenylacetates

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