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lauric aldehyde

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Or lauryl aldehyde

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a colorless, extremely alcohol-soluble liquid having a strong floral odor, C 12 H 24 O, used chiefly in perfumery.

Etymology

Origin of lauric aldehyde

First recorded in 1875–80

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