Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acetaldehyde

1 sense of acetaldehyde

Sense 1
acetaldehyde, ethanal -- (a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs)
       => aldehyde -- (any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids)