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Formaldehyde
For-mal′de-hyde
,Noun.
[
Form
ic + aldehyde
.] (Chem.)
A colorless, volatile liquid,
H2CO
, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid. Definition 2024
formaldehyde
formaldehyde
See also: formaldéhyde
English
Structure diagram of formaldehyde
Noun
formaldehyde (countable and uncountable, plural formaldehydes)
- (organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, H-CHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formalin.
Synonyms
- (H-CHO): E240 (when used as a preservative), methanal (IUPAC name)
Hypernyms
- (organic compound): aldehyde
Related terms
Translations
organic compound
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