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
  • It was also found that e-cigarettes contain a number of dangerous chemicals including acetaldehyde, acrolein and formaldehyde.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • 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

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