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Definition of Metaldehyde

1. n. A white crystalline substance isomeric with, and obtained from, acetic aldehyde by polymerization, and reconvertible into the same.

Definition of Metaldehyde

1. Noun. (organic compound) A cyclic tetramer of acetaldehyde, commonly used as a molluscicide. ¹

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Medical Definition of Metaldehyde

1. A white crystalline substance isomeric with, and obtained from, acetic aldehyde by polymerization, and reconvertible into the same. Origin: Pref. Met- + aldehyde. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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