formaldehyde

Meaning

The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.

Translations

formaldehyde

فورمالدهيد

فورمالديهايد

formaldehit

formol

Frequency

26k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɔː(ɹ)ˈmældɪhaɪd/
Etymology

From form(yl) + aldehyde.

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