formaldehyde

for·mal·de·hyde

 (fôr-măl′də-hīd′)

n.

A pungent colorless flammable gaseous compound, CH₂O, the simplest and most reactive 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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[form(ic acid) + aldehyde.]

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formaldehyde

(fɔːˈmældɪˌhaɪd)

n

(Elements & Compounds) 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. Systematic name: methanal

[C19: form(ic) + aldehyde; on the model of German Formaldehyd]

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form•al•de•hyde

(fɔrˈmæl dəˌhaɪd, fər-)

n.

a toxic gas, CH₂O, used chiefly in aqueous solution as a disinfectant and preservative.

[1870–75; < German Formaldehyd; see formic acid, aldehyde]

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for·mal·de·hyde

(fôr-măl′də-hīd′)

A colorless gas, CH₂O, having a sharp, suffocating odor. It is used in making plastics and is mixed with water to form a solution used to preserve biological specimens.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

formaldehyde - a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol methanal aldehyde - any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

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Translations

formaldehyd

formaldehyd

Formaldehyd

φορμαλδεΰδη

formaldehido

formaldehído

formaldehydi

aldéhyde formiqueformaldéhydeméthanal

formaldeideformalina

ホルムアルデヒド

formaldehidas

formaldehīds

formaldehyde

формальдегид

formaldehyd

fomanđêhít

formaldehyde

[fɔːˈmældɪhaɪd] N → formaldehido m

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formaldehyde

[fɔː^rˈmældɪhaɪd] n → formaldéhyde mformal dress n

(= smart clothes) → tenue f habillée

(= evening dress) → tenue f de soirée

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formaldehyde

n → Formaldehyd m

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formaldehyde

[fɔːˈmældɪˌhaɪd] n → formaldeide f

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for·mal·de·hyde

n. formaldehído, antiséptico.

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formaldehyde

n formaldehído; [Note: The accent is not a misprint.]

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