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acetaldehyde

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noun/ˌæs.ɪˈtæl.dəˌhaɪd/
  1. 1

    A colourless organic compound, CH₃CHO, occurring widely in nature and being produced on a large scale in industry.countableuncountable

    • When you have a drink, your body turns the ethanol that’s present in the alcoholic beverage into a “really nasty substance” called acetaldehyde, which can damage your DNA, said Timothy Stockwell, an alcohol researcher at the University of V

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