Aldehyde (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Chemistry.
  1. any of a class of organic compounds containing the group −CHO, which yields acids when oxidized and alcohols when reduced.
noun
  1. any organic compound containing the group -CHO. Aldehydes are oxidized to carboxylic acids and take part in many addition reactions
  2. consisting of, containing, or concerned with the group -CHO
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