different between aldehyde vs aldehydic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Aldehyd, a contraction of the Latin al(cohol) dehyd(rogen?tum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æl.d?.ha?d/

Noun

aldehyde (plural aldehydes)

1. (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.

Derived terms

• -al

Related terms

• formaldehyde (R = H)
• acetaldehyde (R = CH₃)
• benzaldehyde (R = C₆H₅)

Translations

See also

• ketone

Anagrams

• headedly

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Aldehyd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ld???id?/
• Hyphenation: al?de?hy?de

Noun

aldehyde m (plural aldehyden)

1. (organic chemistry) aldehyde

Related terms

• -al

English

Etymology

aldehyde +? -ic

Adjective

aldehydic (not generally comparable, comparative more aldehydic, superlative most aldehydic)

1. (organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
   • 1994, Robert R. Calkin, J. Stephan Jellinek, Perfumery: Practice and Principles, page 217,

     Here the characteristic aldehydic note is almost missing from the aldehyde, though this may be due partly to the protective influence of the side chain.

Translations

See also

• ketonic