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semialdehyde

semialdehyde noun: the monoaldehyde of a dicarboxylic acid; those of some amino acids are intermediates in biosynthesis.

Noun

semialdehyde (plural semialdehydes)

  1. The monoaldehyde of a dicarboxylic acid; those of some amino acids are intermediates in biosynthesis

Forms of semialdehyde

pluralsemialdehydes

Origin of semialdehyde

From semi- + aldehyde.

Words formed from semialdehyde

Questions about semialdehyde

What does semialdehyde mean?
Semialdehyde means the monoaldehyde of a dicarboxylic acid; those of some amino acids are intermediates in biosynthesis.
What part of speech is semialdehyde?
Semialdehyde is a noun.
What is the plural of semialdehyde?
The plural of semialdehyde is semialdehydes.

Words near semialdehyde in the dictionary

  1. semiaerobic
  2. semiaerobically
  3. semiaffordable
  4. semiagricultural
  5. Semiahmoo
  6. semialdehyde
  7. semialdehydes
  8. semialgebra
  9. semialgebraic
  10. semialgebras
  11. semialgorithm

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