chlorobenzaldehyde

noun

Any derivative of benzaldehyde in which one or more hydrogen atoms in the ring have been replaced by chlorine

OriginEnglish benzaldehyde ← German Aldehyd ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-) →
Scrabble 42
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Meanings

nounchlorobenzaldehyde (plural chlorobenzaldehydes)

plural chlorobenzaldehydes

  1. chemistryAny derivative of benzaldehyde in which one or more hydrogen atoms in the ring have been replaced by chlorine

    The combination of an aniline with a chlorobenzaldehyde, which are both electron-deficient, led to a further reduction in yield (Fig 9, entries 7–8).

    2015 October 2, “Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of 2,5-Diketopiperazines as Inhibitors of the MDM2-p53 Interaction”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  4. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  5. Englishchloro-
  6. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  10. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  11. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  12. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  13. Old Javanesejawa
  14. Old JavaneseJawi
  15. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  16. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  17. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  18. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  19. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  20. Catalanbenjuí
  21. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  22. Englishbenzoin
  23. Englishbenzo-
  24. Englishbenz-
  25. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  26. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  27. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  28. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  29. Latinalcohol
  30. Proto-Indo-European*de
  31. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  32. Proto-Italic*dē
  33. Latindē
  34. Latinde-
  35. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  36. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  37. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  38. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  39. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  40. GermanAldehyd
  41. Englishaldehyde
  42. Englishbenzaldehyde
  43. Englishchlorobenzaldehyde

From chloro- + benzaldehyde.

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Translations

Italian clorobenzaldeide
  • clorobenzaldeideTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

chlorobenzaldehyde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorobenzaldehyde

MLA

“chlorobenzaldehyde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorobenzaldehyde. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chlorobenzaldehyde,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorobenzaldehyde.

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