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pivalaldehyde

pivalaldehyde noun: the aldehyde formed by reduction of the carboxylic acid group of pivalic acid.

Noun

pivalaldehyde (uncountable)

  1. The aldehyde formed by reduction of the carboxylic acid group of pivalic acid

Origin of pivalaldehyde

Blend of pivalic + aldehyde.

Questions about pivalaldehyde

What does pivalaldehyde mean?
Pivalaldehyde means the aldehyde formed by reduction of the carboxylic acid group of pivalic acid.
What part of speech is pivalaldehyde?
Pivalaldehyde is a noun.

Words near pivalaldehyde in the dictionary

  1. PIV
  2. PIV-5
  3. PIV5
  4. piva
  5. pivagabine
  6. pivalaldehyde
  7. pivalate
  8. pivalates
  9. pivaldehyde
  10. pivalic
  11. pivalic acid

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