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lauric aldehyde

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noun Chemistry.

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

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Also called lauraldehyde, dodecanal, dodecyl aldehyde.

Origin of lauric aldehyde

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby lauric aldehyde

Laurent series, Laurent's theorem, Lauretta, lauric, lauric acid, lauric aldehyde, Laurie, Laurier, Laurinburg, lauroyl, lauroyl group

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How to use lauric aldehyde in a sentence

Neutral volatile substances—ethyl alcohol, aldehyde, acetone.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Aldehyde gives a carmine red unaltered by ammonium sulphate.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
By this means the first compound is transformed into benzoic aldehyde, and the second into benzoic acid.
Coal|Raphael Meldola
The starting-point in this synthesis is nitrobenzoic aldehyde, so that here again we begin with toluene as a raw material.
Coal|Raphael Meldola

It is not possible to obtain the aldehyde in a pure condition, since it readily polymerizes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various