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(organic chemistry) Any saturated aliphatic aldehyde that has sixteen carbon atoms.
Use hexadecanal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hexadecanal means (organic chemistry) Any saturated aliphatic aldehyde that has sixteen carbon atoms.
Common synonyms include palmitaldehyde, HEX.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use hexadecanal where its definition matches the intended context.
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