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formaldehyde
- /fɔː(ɹ)ˈmældɪhaɪd/
noun formaldehydes
- The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin. The shark chosen to replace the original was injected with 224 gallons of formaldehyde, ten times the amount used on the first shark and in a stronger concentration.
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noun the organic compound HCHO
| Español | formaldehído |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폼알데하이드 pomaldehaideu |
| 日本語 | ホルムアルデヒド horumuarudehido |
| 中文 | 甲醛 jiǎquán, 蟻醛 /蚁醛 yǐquán |
| हिन्दी | वम्रसुव्युद vamrasuvyud |
| Português | formaldeído |
| Français | formaldéhyde |
| Deutsch | Formaldehyd |
| Italiano | formaldeide |
| Ελληνικά | φορμαλδεΰδη formaldeÿ́di |
| Română | formaldehidă |
| Русский | формальдеги́д formalʹdɛgíd |
| Tiếng Việt | fomanđêhít |
| עברית | פורמלין formalín |
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@misc{formaldehyde_2026,
title = {formaldehyde},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/formaldehyde},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
