Aldehyde

Noun CEFR B2

ˈæl.dɪ.haɪd

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españolaldehído

Françaisaldéhyde

DeutschAldehyd

22 more languages

العربيةالألديهيد

Catalàaldehid

Češtinaaldehyd

Ελληνικάαλδεΰδη

Esperantoaldehido

Eestialdehüüd

Gaeilgeaildéad

Bahasa Indonesiaaldehida

Italianoaldeide

日本語アルデヒド

Қазақ тіліальдегид

ភាសាខ្មែរអាល់ដេអ៊ីត

한국어알데하이드 알데히드

Nederlandsaldehyde

Polskialdehyd aldehydowy

Portuguêsaldeído

Русскийальдегид

Svenskaaldehyd

Tiếng Việtanđehit

Examples

“The air smells of strange, oceanic aldehydes.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

aldehyde oxidase aldehydic aldehydic acid aldeia Alden Aldenham

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