单词 | acetaldehyde |
释义 | acetaldehyden. Chemistry. A colourless, flammable liquid with a fruity odour, formed by the partial oxidation of ethanol and used as an intermediate in chemical synthesis, esp. in the production of acetic acid. Also called ethanal.Acetaldehyde is the aldehyde of acetic acid. Formula: CH3CHO. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > aldehydes or alkanals > [noun] > acetaldehyde aldehyde1835 acetaldehyde1864 ethanal1892 1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. iii. 131 Acetic aldehyd was the earliest discovered member of the group of aldehyds.] 1864 E. Parrish Treat. Pharmacy (ed. 3) iv. iv. 533 Aldehyde, s. Acetaldehyde, C4H4O2. 1876 H. E. Armstrong Introd. Study Org. Chem. ix. 291 The formation of crotonic acid from acetaldehyde. 1905 Science 13 Jan. 57/2 By means of nickel powder it is possible to reduce acetaldehyde to alcohol with hydrogen at 30°. 1965 Radiation Res. 26 484 The number of OH· free radicals that react with ethanol can be determined by measuring the acetaldehyde yield. 2004 G. McKeith You are what you Eat iii. 75/2 The liver converts alcohol into acetaldehyde, a toxic cousin of formaldehyde used in tanning leather and the embalming process. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1864 |
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