valeraldehyde

noun

val·​er·​aldehyde

¦valər+

: any of four liquid aldehydes C₄H₉CHO corresponding to the valeric acids

especially : the normal aldehyde CH₃(CH₂)₃CHO

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary valer- + aldehyde

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