phenylacetaldehyde

noun

An aromatic compound found in buckwheat, chocolate, etc. responsible for the antibiotic activity of maggot therapy.

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Meanings

nounphenylacetaldehyde (plural phenylacetaldehydes)

plural phenylacetaldehydes

  1. chemistryAn aromatic compound found in buckwheat, chocolate, etc. responsible for the antibiotic activity of maggot therapy.

Origin

From phenyl + acetaldehyde.

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phenylacetaldehyde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylacetaldehyde

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“phenylacetaldehyde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylacetaldehyde. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phenylacetaldehyde,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylacetaldehyde.

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