Methacrolein is a hypernym of aldehyde.
As nouns the difference between aldehyde and methacrolein
is that aldehyde is 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 while methacrolein is a clear, colorless, flammable liquid, molecular formula C4H6O.
aldehyde
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic chemistry) 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.
Derived terms
* -al
Related terms
* formaldehyde (R = H)
* acetaldehyde (R = CH3)
* benzaldehyde (R = C6H5)
See also
* ketone
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methacrolein
English
Noun
(-)
(organic compound) a clear, colorless, flammable liquid, molecular formula C4H6O.
Synonyms
* methacrylaldehyde
Hypernyms
* aldehyde
* alkene