In organic compound terms the difference between hexanal and hexenal
is that hexanal is the saturated aliphatic aldehyde having six carbon atoms while hexenal is any of several isomeric unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes having six carbon atoms and one double bond.
hexanal
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(organic compound) The saturated aliphatic aldehyde having six carbon atoms hexenal
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en noun)
(organic compound) Any of several isomeric unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes having six carbon atoms and one double bond