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aldehyde vs methanal

methanal vs aldehyde

aldehyde and methanal both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aldehyde Yes No No No
methanal Yes No No No
As nouns, methanal is a hyponym of aldehyde; that is, methanal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than aldehyde:
  • aldehyde: any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
  • methanal: a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol
aldehyde (noun) methanal (noun)
any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol
Difference between aldehyde and methanal

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