Meanings
plural octadienals
- chemistryAny of several isomeric unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde having eight carbon atoms and two double bonds.
Origin
From octadiene + -al (“aldehyde”).
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octadienal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octadienal
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