Formaldehyde

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A colorless gaseous compound, HCHO, the simplest aldehyde, used for manufacturing melamine and phenolic resins, fertilizers, dyes, and embalming fluids and in aqueous solution as a preservative and disinfectant.
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  • n. The simplest aldehyde, H-CHO, a colourless gas having many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formalin.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A colorless, volatile liquid, H2CO, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A gas, CH2O. It can be obtained in several ways, as, for example, by leading a mixture of vapor of methyl-alcohol, CH4O, and air over a heated platinum spiral.
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  • n. a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    gas    aldehyde   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    methanal    E240    preservative   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    acetone    methylamine    ethyne    chloroform    toluene   
     
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