acetaldehyde

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See also: acétaldéhyde

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Etymology

From acet- +‎ aldehyde.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæs.ɪˈtæl.dəˌhaɪd/

Noun

acetaldehyde (countable and uncountable, plural acetaldehydes)

  1. (organic chemistry) A colourless organic compound, CH3CHO, occurring widely in nature and being produced on a large scale in industry.
    Synonyms: acetic aldehyde, ethanal
    • 2025 May 20, Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, quoting Timothy Stockwell, “Is There a Least Bad Alcohol?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 2025-05-20:
      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.

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