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benz·al·de·hyde [ ben-zal-duh-hahyd ]
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Definitions related to benzaldehyde:
  • A chemical used in flavorings and in some dyes, perfumes, and medicines. It is found in essential oils made from almonds and peach pits and in other foods. It can also be made in the laboratory.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An aromatic aldehyde bearing a single formyl group with an almond odor. Benzaldehyde can be derived from natural sources and is widely used by the chemical industry in the preparation of various aniline dyes, perfumes, flavorings, and pharmaceuticals.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Benzaldehyde (C6H5CHO), the simplest representative of the aromatic aldehydes, occurring naturally as the glycoside amygdalin. Prepared synthetically, it is used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, cinnamic acid, and other organic compounds, and to some extent in perfumes and flavouring agents....
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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