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Definition of acetic aldehyde
acetic aldehyde Aldehyde Al"de*hyde, n. [Abbrev. fr. alcohol dehydrogenatum,
alcohol deprived of its hydrogen.] (Chem.)
A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from
alcohol by certain processes of oxidation.
Note: The aldehydes are intermediate between the alcohols and
acids, and differ from the alcohols in having two less
hydrogen atoms in the molecule, as common aldehyde
(called also acetic aldehyde or ethyl aldehyde),
C2H4O; methyl aldehyde, CH2O.