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butyraldehyde

[ byoo-tuh-ral-duh-hahyd ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a clear, colorless, flammable liquid, C 4 H 8 O, used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of resins and rubber cement.


butyraldehyde

/ ˌbjuːtɪˈrældɪˌhaɪd /

noun

  1. a colourless flammable pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins. Formula: CH 3 (CH 2 ) 2 CHO
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butyraldehyde

/ byo̅o̅′tə-răldə-hīd′ /

  1. A transparent, highly flammable liquid used in making resins. Chemical formula: C 4 H 8 O.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of butyraldehyde1

First recorded in 1885–90; butyr(ic) + aldehyde
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Word History and Origins

Origin of butyraldehyde1

C20: from butyr ( ic acid ) + aldehyde
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Example Sentences

But arginine and alinine and octene and hexanal and 2-methyl butyraldehyde are chemicals too and they’re just five of the 73 you put in your body every time you eat a blueberry.

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