noun
- a colorless liquid organic compound with a characteristic almond odor, used in perfumes, flavorings, and chemical synthesis
Usage: chemistry; also called benzoic aldehyde or phenylmethanal
Examples
- Benzaldehyde is commonly used as a flavoring agent in food products.
- The chemist synthesized benzaldehyde in the laboratory for the experiment.
- Benzaldehyde has a pleasant almond-like scent that makes it useful in perfumery.
- Many organic reactions use benzaldehyde as a starting material.
- The compound benzaldehyde can be extracted from bitter almonds.