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As a noun, formaldehyde means the simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications.
Meanings of formaldehyde
2 meaningsnoun
organic compoundThe simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
A colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol
Similar: methanal
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noun: a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol
methanal
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