different between aldehyde vs furfural

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

From Latin furfur (“bran”) +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?f?fj???æl/, IPA^(key): /?f?f???æl/

Noun

furfural (countable and uncountable, plural furfurals)

1. (organic chemistry) A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it is obtained commercially from bran, and has several industrial uses.

Derived terms

• furfuraldehyde
• hydroxymethylfurfural

Translations

French

Noun

furfural m (plural furfurals)

1. furfural

Spanish

Noun

furfural m (plural furfurales)

1. furfural