for·mal·de·hyde (fôr-m l d -h d )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. [form(ic acid) + aldehyde.] |
formaldehyde [for-mal-de-hide]
Noun
a colourless poisonous strong-smelling gas, used as formalin and in synthetic resins Also: (methanal) [form(ic) + aldehyde]
| formaldehyde (fôr-mld-hd) A colorless gas having a sharp, suffocating odor. It is used in making plastics and, when dissolved in a solution of water and methanol, to preserve biological specimens. Chemical formula: CH2O. |
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| Noun | 1. | formaldehyde - a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol 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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