Meaning Of The Word Formaldehyde

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What's The Definition Of Formaldehyde?

formaldehyde
uncountable noun: Formaldehyde is a strong-smelling gas, used especially to preserve parts of animals or plants for biological study.

formaldehyde in American English
a pungent gas, HCHO, used in solution as a strong disinfectant and preservative, and in the manufacture of synthetic resins, dyes, etc.
noun: a colorless, toxic, potentially carcinogenic, water-soluble gas, CH2O, having a suffocating odor, usually derived from methyl alcohol by oxidation: used chiefly in aqueous solution, as a disinfectant and preservative, and in the manufacture of various res

formaldehyde in British English
noun: 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

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