aldehyde
noun
al·de·hyde
ˈal-də-ˌhīd 
: acetaldehyde
broadly
: any of a class of highly reactive organic compounds that are analogous to acetaldehyde and characterized by a carbonyl group attached to a hydrogen atom
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The most common ingredients in hair perfumes include alcohol and water in different concentrations, synthetic ingredients, aldehydes or organic compounds, animal extracts and essential oils.
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Variations: Chanel No. 5 Eau de Parfum was reinterpreted by master perfumer Jacques Polge decades later in 1986, maintaining the aldehydes, vanilla, and May rose, but now opposing bright citrus notes.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
Echoing the brand’s minimalist aesthetic, each fragrance has a short formula, including just three natural ingredients, aldehydes, alcohol from upcycled carbon emissions and water.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
Walker, in fact, explains that one of the by-products of alcohol metabolism is a class of chemicals, known as aldehydes, that are especially prone to impede REM sleep.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Variations: Chanel No. 5 Eau de Parfum was reinterpreted by master perfumer Jacques Polge decades later in 1986, maintaining the aldehydes, vanilla, and May rose, but now opposing bright citrus notes.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
Echoing the brand’s minimalist aesthetic, each fragrance has a short formula, including just three natural ingredients, aldehydes, alcohol from upcycled carbon emissions and water.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
Walker, in fact, explains that one of the by-products of alcohol metabolism is a class of chemicals, known as aldehydes, that are especially prone to impede REM sleep.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Aldehyde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aldehyde. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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aldehyde
noun
al·de·hyde
ˈal-də-ˌhīd
: acetaldehyde
broadly
: any of various highly reactive compounds typified by acetaldehyde and characterized by the group CHO
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