dialdehyde

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What does dialdehyde mean?

Any compound containing two aldehyde groups

Where does dialdehyde come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehyde English dialdehyde From di- + aldehyde.

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