Meanings
nounpivalaldehyde (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe aldehyde formed by reduction of the carboxylic acid group of pivalic acid
Origin
- Ancient Greekπῐ́νᾰξ (pĭ́năx)
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishpinacone
- Proto-Hellenic*élaiwon
- Ancient Greekἔλαιον (élaion)
- Latinoleum
- Englishpinacolin
- Englishvalerian
- Englishvaleric
- Englishpivalic
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Latinalcohol
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latinde-
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- GermanAldehyd
- Englishaldehyde
- Englishpivalaldehyde
Blend of pivalic + aldehyde.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
pivalaldehyde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pivalaldehyde
MLA
“pivalaldehyde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pivalaldehyde. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pivalaldehyde,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pivalaldehyde.
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