Butanal
German, noun[butaˈnaːl]
Butanal is spelled B-U-T-A-N-A-L (7 letters). Butanal is a German neuter noun meaning “butanal, butyraldehyde (CH₃CH₂CH₂CHO; C₄H₈O)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “farblose, stechend riechende Flüssigkeit, deren Moleküle aus vier Kohlenstoffatomen und einer Aldehydgruppe…”.
What does Butanal mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbutanal, butyraldehyde (CH₃CH₂CH₂CHO; C₄H₈O)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. farblose, stechend riechende Flüssigkeit, deren Moleküle aus vier Kohlenstoffatomen und einer Aldehydgruppe bestehen 2. gesättigte Aldehyde, deren Moleküle aus vier Kohlenstoffatomen und einer Aldehydgruppe bestehen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Butanal
- Butanals genitive
- [1, 2] Summenformel: C₄H₈O abbreviation
- [1] Halbstrukturformel: CH₃-(CH₂)₂-CHO abbreviation
- Butanale nominative plural
- Butanalen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Butanal?
- [butaˈnaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.