How to Use acetaldehyde in a Sentence

acetaldehyde

noun

• The humble orbs contain the amino acid cysteine, which helps break down acetaldehyde, which is thought to be one of the causes of hangovers.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2019
• The cysteine in eggs, bacon, and even broccoli might help with the absorption of acetaldehyde, and the nausea.
  — Kyle Beechey, Bon Appétit, 25 Oct. 2019
• In the liver, alcohol is broken down to acetaldehyde, which is toxic, and then to acetate, which is non-toxic.
  — Bill Sullivan, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2019
• Fewer drinks, whether over time or in one day, mean less exposure to acetaldehyde and potentially less effect on estrogen.
  — Michele Cohen Marill, Wired, 5 Oct. 2021
• Some of these include alcohol and acetaldehyde, both of which are known definite or probable carcinogens.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 May 2022
• Excessive acetaldehyde can also cause headaches and nausea.
  — Bill Sullivan, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2019
• The supplements will help move acetaldehyde, which is thought to be the main component responsible for inflammation and other hangover symptoms, through your system faster.
  — Rosa Heyman, Redbook, 13 Mar. 2015
• The body breaks down alcohol into a chemical, acetaldehyde, that can damage cellular DNA and potentially cause cancer.
  — Joel Achenbach, The Seattle Times, 6 Aug. 2018
• Blood acetaldehyde was more strongly correlated with poor performance than blood alcohol was.
  — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2010
• Packard said the petrochemical plants emit hundreds of tons of toxic, carcinogenic pollutants, including butadiene, acetaldehyde, benzene and formaldehyde.
  — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 3 Dec. 2019
• Using a new, precise chemical-identifying method, the group found evidence of an understudied mercury molecule called alpha-mercuri-acetaldehyde.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2020
• Meanwhile, the blood concentration of acetaldehyde – a highly toxic compound that is carcinogenic, causes headaches and vomiting, makes people blush after drinking, and is produced during the normal alcohol metabolism – remained extremely low.
  — Yunfeng Lu, Philly.com, 11 May 2018
• The drug blocks a form of the enzyme acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), which helps the body metabolize alcohol; drinking while taking disulfiram leads to an extremely unpleasant, and occasionally fatal, constellation of hangover-like symptoms.
  — Emily Anthes, Bloomberg.com, 3 Aug. 2017
• Dihydromyricetin appears to work its magic by enhancing alcohol metabolism and reducing its toxic byproduct, acetaldehyde.
  — Daryl Davies, Joshua Silva and Terry David Church, CNN, 27 Dec. 2019

Last Updated: 31 Aug 2024