Acetaldehyde
Definitions
A colourless organic compound, CH₃CHO, occurring widely in nature and being produced on a large scale in industry.
Equivalents
12 more languages
Češtinaacetaldehyd
Ελληνικάακεταλδεΰδη
Esperantoacetaldehido
Suomiasetaldehydi
Gaeilgeaicéataildéad
Magyaracetaldehid
Italianoacetaldeide
日本語アセトアルデヒド
Қазақ тіліацетальдегид
Examples
“When you have⟳ a drink⟳, your body turns the ethanol that’s present⟳ in the alcoholic beverage into a “really nasty substance” called acetaldehyde, which can damage⟳ your DNA, said Timothy Stockwell, an alcohol researcher at the University of Victoria in Canada.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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