Aldehyde

Origin

A contraction of the Latin al(cohol) dehyd(rogenātum).

Full definition of aldehyde

Noun

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.

Derived terms

• -al

Related terms

• formaldehyde (R = H)
• acetaldehyde (R = CH

• benzaldehyde (R = C