Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aldehyde

/ˈæl.dɪ.haɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
alde-hyde
IPA
/ˈæl.dɪ.haɪd/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehyde Borrowed from German Aldehyd, a contraction of the Latin al(cohol) dehyd(rogenātum).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

aldehydes (plural)

Derived Forms

alanine aldazine aldehydic aldimine aldol aminoaldehyde bioaldehyde chinaldine cinnamaldehyde crotonaldehyde dialdehyde glutaraldehyde

Phrases

acetic aldehyde -al aldehyde oxidase aldehydic acid amino aldehyde coniferyl aldehyde melon aldehyde strawberry aldehyde

Frequently Paired Words

formaldehyde acetaldehyde benzaldehyde ketone

Questions

How do you pronounce aldehyde?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæl.dɪ.haɪd/.
What does aldehyde mean?
Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.
Where does aldehyde come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce aldehyde

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “aldehyde”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈæl.dɪ.haɪd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “aldehyde”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “aldehyde” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.