Definition of "benzaldehyde" []

• A normally colorless aromatic oil, C6H5CHO, obtained naturally, as from the bitter almond, or made synthetically and used in perfumes and as a solvent and a flavoring. (noun)

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• "I also found that burning Styrofoam containers emits styrene, benzene, benzaldehyde, formaldehyde, plus various poly-aromatic hydrocarbons."
• "Their equipment was faulty when they attempted to react ethylene and benzaldehyde under high pressure."
• "Amygdalin + water = glucose + benzaldehyde + cyanide"