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(organic chemistry) The monoaldehyde of a dicarboxylic acid; those of some amino acids are intermediates in biosynthesis.
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Semialdehyde means (organic chemistry) The monoaldehyde of a dicarboxylic acid; those of some amino acids are intermediates in biosynthesis.
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