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formaldehyde
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formaldehyde /for·mal·de·hyde/ (for-mal´dĭ-hīd) a gas formerly used as a strong disinfectant; now used as an aqueous solution (see formaldehyde solution, under solution ). The gas is toxic by inhalation or absorption and is carcinogenic.
for·mal·de·hyde (fôr-mld-hd)
n.
A colorless, gaseous compound that is the simplest aldehyde, used for manufacturing melamine and phenolic resins, fertilizers, dyes, and embalming fluids and in aqueous solution as a preservative and disinfectant.

formaldehyde (HCHO)
[fərmal′dəhīd]
a toxic, colorless foul-smelling gas that is soluble in water and used in that form as a disinfectant, fixative, or preservative. Also called methanol.

formaldehyde [for-mal´dĕ-hīd]
a gaseous compound with strongly disinfectant properties. It is used in a 37 per cent solution (formaldehyde solution; also called formol or formalin) as a disinfectant and as a preservative and fixative for pathological specimens. The gas is toxic and carcinogenic.

formaldehyde
(formal´dhīd´),
n a toxic, pungent water-soluble gas used in the aqueous form as a disinfectant, fixative, or tissue preservative.

formaldehyde
a gaseous compound with strongly disinfectant properties. It is used in solution (formol) for disinfection of excreta and utensils and also in the preparation of toxoids from toxins, and as a gas for the fumigation of hatching eggs. As formalin also used in the treatment of grain and forage and causes enteritis if the feed is improperly mixed.

formaldehyde hypersensitivity
causes an allergic contact dermatitis.
formaldehyde-malachite green
a treatment for external parasites in aquarium fish.

formaldehyde
H2C=O, methanal Occupational safety A highly toxic, flammable gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory and conjunctival mucosa at concentrations > 2 ppm; formaldehyde is soluble in water and forms methylene bridges between denatured proteins. See Formalin.


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