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noun
The univalent radical -CHO, derived from formaldehyde, that is characteristic of aldehydes
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: methanoyl
Antonyms: none provided
History
Formed from the root of Latin formīca (“ant”) + -yl
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
