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Monoaldehyde vs Semialdehyde - What's the difference?

monoaldehyde | semialdehyde |

As nouns the difference between monoaldehyde and semialdehyde

is that monoaldehyde is (organic chemistry) any aldehyde containing a single aldehydic group while semialdehyde is semialdehyde.

monoaldehyde

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any aldehyde containing a single aldehydic group

    • semialdehyde

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) The monoaldehyde of a dicarboxylic acid; those of some amino acids are intermediates in biosynthesis