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ETHANAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ethanal mean?
• ETHANAL (noun)
The noun ETHANAL has 1 sense:
1. a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs
Familiarity information: ETHANAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
acetaldehyde; ethanal
Hypernyms ("ethanal" is a kind of...):
aldehyde (any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids)
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