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/ˈæl.dɪ.haɪd/ · noun
(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..
The air smells of strange, oceanic aldehydes.
Use aldehyde when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Aldehyde means (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..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The air smells of strange, oceanic aldehydes.
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