tetradecanal

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noun

The aliphatic aldehyde that has fourteen carbon atoms.

OriginEnglish tetradeca- ← French déca- ← Late Latin decas →
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Meanings

nountetradecanal (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe aliphatic aldehyde that has fourteen carbon atoms.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  7. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  8. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  9. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  10. Late Latindecas
  11. Frenchdéca-
  12. Englishdeca-
  13. Englishtetradeca-
  14. Englishtetradecanal

From tetradeca- (“fourteen”) + -n- + -al (“aldehyde”).

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APA

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

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Chicago

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