formaldehyde

fɔːrˈmældəˌhaɪd

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Definition of formaldehyde - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemistry

TECH.

colorless gas with strong smell used in industry and preservation

TECH.

Formaldehyde is used to preserve biological specimens.
Formaldehyde seeped from the lab waste into the air.
Formaldehyde fumes made the factory workers wear masks.

formalin

methanal

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colorless gas with strong smell used in industry and preservation

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polyvinyl-formaldehyde

synthetic resin used in adhesives and coatings

Polyvinyl-formaldehyde is often used in the production of durable paints..

Origin of formaldehyde

German, formaldehyd (formic acid) + -yde (suffix)

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formalin

chemical solution

aqueous solution of formaldehyde used as a disinfectant and preservative

formol

chemical use

liquid with formaldehyde, used to preserve or disinfect things

formyl

organic chemistry

univalent radical -CHO from formaldehyde in aldehydes

melamine resin

material

synthetic resin made from melamine and formaldehyde

methanal

chemistry

the IUPAC name for formaldehyde in chemistry

phenoplast

plastic

synthetic resin from phenol and formaldehyde, resists heat and chemicals

urea-formaldehyde resin

chemistry material

synthetic polymer from urea and formaldehyde used in rigid materials

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French:formaldéhyde, ...
German:Formaldehyd, ...
Italian:formaldeide, ...
Spanish:formaldehído, ...
Portuguese:formol, ...
Chinese:甲醛, ...
Japanese:ホルムアルデヒド, ...
Arabic:فورمالدهيد, ...
Hebrew:פוֹרְמַלְדֵּהִיד, ...
Russian:формальдегид, ...
Ukrainian:формальдегід, ...
Hindi:फॉर्मल्डेहाइड, ...
Bengali:ফরমালডিহাইড, ...
Catalan:formaldehid, ...
Czech:formaldehyd, ...
Danish:formaldehyd, ...
Dutch:formaldehyde, ...
Greek:φορμαλδεΰδη, ...
Hungarian:formaldehid, ...
Khmer:ហ្វ័រម៉ាល់ឌីហាយด์, ...
Korean:포름알데히드, ...
Persian:فرمالدئید, ...
Polish:formaldehyd, ...
Portuguese (BR):formaldeído, ...
Romanian:formaldehidă, ...
Swedish:formaldehyd, ...
Thai:ฟอร์มาลดีไฮด์, ...
Turkish:formaldehit, ...
Vietnamese:Formaldehyde, ...

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