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benzaldehyde

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /bɛnˈzæl.dɪ.haɪd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A chemical compound (C6H5CHO) consisting of a benzene ring with an aldehyde substituent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of various derivatives of benzaldehyde.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • benzaldehydes with polar substituents

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin English benzo- English benz- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehyde English benzaldehyde From benz- + aldehyde.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 苯甲醛 (běn jiǎ quán) — C6H5CHO
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安息香醛 (ān xī xiāng quán) — C6H5CHO
  • Finnish: bentsaldehydi — C6H5CHO
  • French: benzaldéhyde — C6H5CHO
  • German: Benzaldehyd — C6H5CHO
  • Greek: βενζαλδεΰδη (venzaldeÿ́di) — C6H5CHO
  • Hungarian: benzaldehid — C6H5CHO
  • Italian: benzaldeide — C6H5CHO
  • Persian: بنزآلدهید — C6H5CHO
  • Polish: benzaldehyd — C6H5CHO
  • Polish: aldehyd benzoesowy — C6H5CHO
  • Russian: бензойный альдеги́д (benzojnyj alʹdegíd) — C6H5CHO
  • Spanish: benzaldehído — C6H5CHO
  • Swedish: bensaldehyd — C6H5CHO
  • Turkish: benzaldehit — C6H5CHO