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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
'''Acetaldehyde''' is a volatile organic compound and one of the simplest aldehydes known to terrestrial chemistry. | '''Acetaldehyde''' is a volatile organic compound and one of the simplest aldehydes known to terrestrial chemistry. | ||
In the Continuum Universes, it is also a naturally occurring atmospheric component on [[Miasmarion]]-type worlds, where anaerobic decay and biogenic fermentation vent it into the air. | In the Continuum Universes, it is also a naturally occurring atmospheric component on [[Miasmarion Atmosphere|Miasmarion]]-type worlds, where anaerobic decay and biogenic fermentation vent it into the air. | ||
Its characteristic sweet-pungent scent is often described by exobiologists as the “odor of ripening death.” | Its characteristic sweet-pungent scent is often described by exobiologists as the “odor of ripening death.” | ||
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== Uses and Occurrences == | == Uses and Occurrences == | ||
On industrial worlds, acetaldehyde is an important precursor for [[Acetic Acid]], [[Butanol]], and various organic syntheses. | On industrial worlds, acetaldehyde is an important precursor for [[Acetic Acid]], [[Butanol]], and various organic syntheses. | ||
Psionic chemists within the Continuum occasionally exploit its low-energy resonance with dream-state neural oscillations, using trace vapor in controlled [[Lucidmist]] environments to stabilize dreamlink transitions. | Psionic chemists within the Continuum occasionally exploit its low-energy resonance with dream-state neural oscillations, using trace vapor in controlled [[Lucidmist Atmosphere]] environments to stabilize dreamlink transitions. | ||
== Related Atmospheres == | == Related Atmospheres == | ||
* [[Miasmarion]] | * [[Miasmarion Atmosphere|Miasmarion]] | ||
* [[Lucidmist]] | * [[Lucidmist Atmosphere]] | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||