lauric aldehyde

or lauryl aldehyde

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, extremely alcohol-soluble liquid having a strong floral odor, C12H24O, used chiefly in perfumery.

Origin of lauric aldehyde

First recorded in 1875–80

Also called lauraldehyde, dodecanal, dodecyl aldehyde.

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