propionaldehyde

noun

pro·​pi·​on·​aldehyde

¦prōpēˌän+

: a volatile pungent liquid aldehyde C₂H₅CHO made usually by dehydrogenation of propyl alcohol or as a by-product in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis of higher hydrocarbons and used in organic synthesis

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary propion- + aldehyde

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