formic aldehyde
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formic aldehyde — noun : formaldehyde … Useful english dictionary
Aldehyde — An aldehyde. Formaldehyde, the simplest aldehyde … Wikipedia
formic acid — Chem., Pharm. a colorless, irritating, fuming, water soluble liquid, CH2O2, originally obtained from ants and now manufactured synthetically, used in dyeing and tanning and in medicine chiefly as a counterirritant and astringent. [1785 95] * * *… … Universalium
Formaldehyde — A pungent gas, with the chemical formula HCHO, used as an antiseptic, disinfectant, and especially today as a fixative for histology (the study of tissues under the microscope). Formalin is a 37% aqueous (water) solution of formaldehyde. * * * A… … Medical dictionary
formaldehyde — pungent gas formed by oxidation of methyl alcohol, 1869, a contraction of formic aldehyde; see FORMIC (Cf. formic) + ALDEHYDE (Cf. aldehyde). Discovered in 1863 by German chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818 1892) … Etymology dictionary
Formaldehyde — For*mal de*hyde, n. [Formic + aldehyde.] (Chem.) A colorless, volatile liquid, {H2CO}, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
H2CO — Formaldehyde For*mal de*hyde, n. [Formic + aldehyde.] (Chem.) A colorless, volatile liquid, {H2CO}, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Formalin — For ma*lin, n. [Formic + aldehyde + in.] (Chem.) An aqueous solution of formaldehyde, used as a preservative in museums and as a disinfectant. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oxymethylene — Ox y*meth yl*ene, n. [Oxy (a) + methylene.] (Chem.) Formic aldehyde, regarded as a methylene derivative. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cosmetology — Not to be confused with Cosmology. Cosmetology class in California, 1946 Cosmetology (from Greek κοσμητικός, kosmētikos, skilled in adornment ;[1] and λογία … Wikipedia
