What does "malondialdehyde" mean?

The dialdehyde propane-1,3-dial, normally existing in the tautomeric enol form.

What is a synonym for "malondialdehyde"?

Common synonyms include: malonyldialdehyde, mda.

Malondialdehyde

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
The dialdehyde propane-1,3-dial, normally existing in the tautomeric enol form. countable, uncountable
"Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT)."

Synonyms

All synonyms

malonyldialdehyde mda

Example

More examples

"Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT)."

More for "malondialdehyde"

Synonyms Sentences Pronunciation Translate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonyms See usage examples Check pronunciation Browse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.