A chemical compound containing both aldehyde and alcohol functional groups within the same molecule, sometimes called an aldol compound.
From aldehyde + alcohol (or ald[ehyde] + ol[alcohol]), blending terminology; refers to compounds with both functional groups, developed as organic chemistry's nomenclature became more specific.
Aldehydrols are nature's chemical bridges—they're key intermediates in processes like photosynthesis where plants convert sunlight into sugar, literally making the food chain possible.
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