Ethanal

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A colourless volatile aldehyde liquid used in the production of acetic acid, perfumes, and pharmaceutical compounds.

“The laboratory synthesised ethanal as an intermediate in the production of acetic acid.”

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Synonyms

acetaldehyde

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Wordle

ETHANAL can be parsed as ETHAN plus AL, knowing chemical naming conventions helps here

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, not widely known outside chemistry but valid in Scrabble dictionaries

Words Related to Ethanal

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Change a single letter of “ethanal” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

ethanol

Words you can make from Ethanal

Shorter words formed from the letters in “ethanal”.

althea athena lanate thenal alane alant alate alhet anlet antae antal athel atnah enhat ental ethal ethan halte hatel latah laten lathe leant leath

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