formaldehyde
IPA: fɔrmˈæɫdʌhaɪd
noun
- (organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
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Examples of "formaldehyde" in Sentences
- I saw the edits to formaldehyde.
- The calf is in a tank of formaldehyde.
- Consider the p orbitals in formaldehyde.
- Alum or formaldehyde makes it waterproof.
- Shellac is not a urea formaldehyde resin.
- It is the dimethyl acetal of formaldehyde.
- Formaldehyde cement was the bonding agent.
- Chemically, it is a phenol formaldehyde resin.
- Crosslinking and the phenol/formaldehyde ratio.
- Formose is a contraction of formaldehyde and aldose.