ALL meanings of formaldehyde
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F f - noun formaldehyde chemical used as disinfectant and preservative 1
- noun formaldehyde A colorless pungent gas in solution made by oxidizing methanol. 1
- noun formaldehyde a colorless, toxic, potentially carcinogenic, water-soluble gas, CH 2 O, having a suffocating odor, usually derived from methyl alcohol by oxidation: used chiefly in aqueous solution, as a disinfectant and preservative, and in the manufacture of various resins and plastics. 1
- noun formaldehyde (organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, H-CHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formalin. 0
- uncountable noun formaldehyde Formaldehyde is a strong-smelling gas, used especially to preserve parts of animals or plants for biological study. 0
- noun formaldehyde a colourless poisonous irritating gas with a pungent characteristic odour, made by the oxidation of methanol and used as formalin and in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: HCHO 0
- noun formaldehyde a pungent gas, HCHO, used in solution as a strong disinfectant and preservative, and in the manufacture of synthetic resins, dyes, etc. 0