Pentanal
German, noun[pɛntaˈnaːl]
Pentanal is spelled P-E-N-T-A-N-A-L (8 letters). Pentanal is a German neuter noun meaning “pentanal, valeraldehyde (CH₃-(CH₂)₃-CHO; C₅H₁₀O)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “farblose, stechend riechende Flüssigkeit, deren Moleküle aus fünf Kohlenstoffatomen und einer Aldehydgruppe…”.
What does Pentanal mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpentanal, valeraldehyde (CH₃-(CH₂)₃-CHO; C₅H₁₀O)
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 fünf Kohlenstoffatomen und einer Aldehydgruppe bestehen 2. gesättigte Aldehyde, deren Moleküle aus fünf 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 Pentanal
- Pentanals genitive
- [1, 2] Summenformel: C₅H₁₀O abbreviation
- [1] Halbstrukturformel: CH₃-(CH₂)₃-CHO abbreviation
- Pentanale nominative plural
- Pentanalen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pentanal?
- [pɛntaˈnaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.