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醛

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aldehyde

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Strokes
16
Radical
酉 +10
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
醛
Common rank
#2,570
Unicode
U+919B

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How 醛 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

酉 meaning “chemical” + 荃 sound ( quán )

Components 酉 荃

Words with 醛

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WordPinyinMeaning
甘油醛 gān yóu quán glyceraldehyde (CH2O)3
聚甲醛 jù jiǎ quán polyformaldehyde (CH2O)n
醛基 quán jī aldehyde group -COH
甲醛 jiǎ quán formaldehyde (HCHO)
丁醛 dīng quán butyraldehyde; butanal
醛类 quán lèi (chemistry) aldehyde
苯甲醛 běn jiǎ quán benzaldehyde C6H5CHO, the simplest aromatic aldehyde
醛糖 quán táng aldose, monosaccharide containing aldehyde group -COH
醛固酮 quán gù tóng aldosterone
乙醛 yǐ quán acetaldehyde H3CCHO; ethanal
丙烯醛 bǐng xī quán acrolein CH2CHCHO
丙醛 bǐng quán propionaldehyde; propanal CH3CH2CHO
酚醛胶 fēn quán jiāo phenolic resin (used to manufacture bakelite)
蚁醛 yǐ quán formaldehyde (HCHO)
糠醛 kāng quán furfural (chemistry)
酚醛 fēn quán phenolic aldehyde; phenolic resin (used to manufacture bakelite)
脲醛 niào quán urea formaldehyde