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Methanol vs Benzaldehyde - What's the difference?

methanol | benzaldehyde |

As nouns the difference between methanol and benzaldehyde

is that methanol is the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit while benzaldehyde is a chemical compound (C6H5CHO) consisting of a benzene ring with an aldehyde substituent.

methanol

English

Noun

  • (organic compound) The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit.

    • Synonyms

    * methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha, wood spirits

    See also

    * ("methanol" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

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    benzaldehyde

    English

    (wikipedia benzaldehyde)

    Noun

  • (organic compound, uncountable) A chemical compound (C6H5CHO) consisting of a benzene ring with an aldehyde substituent.
  • (countable) Any of various derivatives of benzaldehyde.
    • benzaldehydes with polar substituents

    Related terms

    * benzal