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  1. CH3CHO (common name acetaldehyde) in
  2. chemistry, one of the chief members of the
  3. group of organic compounds known as
  4. aldehydes. It is a colourless inflammable
  5. liquid boiling at 20.8 degrees C/69.6 degrees
  6. F. Ethanal is used to make many other organic
  7. chemical compounds.
  8.