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formaldehyde

DEFINITIONS OF: formaldehyde

1

n a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol

Synonyms:
methanal
Type of:
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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