butyraldehyde

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(byo̅o̅′tə ral′də hīd′)


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bu•tyr•al•de•hyde  (byo̅o̅′tə ral′də hīd′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya clear, colorless, flammable liquid, C4H8O, used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of resins and rubber cement. Also called butyl aldehyde. 
  • butyr(ic) + aldehyde 1885–90

'butyraldehyde' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
butyl aldehyde - butyral - polyvinyl butyral

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