benzaldehyde
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Definition of benzaldehyde
: a colorless nontoxic aromatic liquid C6H5CHO found in essential oils (as in peach kernels) and used in flavoring and perfumery, in pharmaceuticals, and in synthesis of dyes
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Actually, the odor is benzaldehyde, no doubt to provide some kind of protection from enemies. — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, "This big bug smells good and beware of the Southern Blight fungus on tomato plants," 3 June 2019 And knowing that benzaldehyde is responsible enables historians to preserve the odor. — Jessica Wapner, Newsweek, "George Washington Stank Here: Emerging Science Charts Our Olfactory Heritage," 1 May 2017 If the smeller determines that the old book smells like almonds, then that could be the result of benzaldehyde, a chemical that forms when lignin, a component of some paper pulp, degrades. — Jessica Wapner, Newsweek, "George Washington Stank Here: Emerging Science Charts Our Olfactory Heritage," 1 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'benzaldehyde.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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benzaldehyde
noun
benz路al路de路hyde
| \ ben-藞zal-d蓹-藢h墨d
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Medical Definition of benzaldehyde
: a colorless nontoxic aromatic liquid C6H5CHO found in essential oils (as in peach kernels) and used in flavoring and perfumery, in pharmaceuticals, and in synthesis of dyes