Medical term:
methanal
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.
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for·mal·de·hyde
(fōr-mal'dĕ-hīd),A pungent gas, HCHO, used as an antiseptic, disinfectant, and histologic fixative, usually in an aqueous solution.
Synonym(s): formic aldehyde, methyl aldehyde
[form(ic) + aldehyde]
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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.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
for·mal·de·hyde
(fōr-mal'dĕ-hīd)A pungent gas, HCHO, used as an antiseptic, disinfectant, and histologic fixative, usually in an aqueous solution.
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for·mal·de·hyde
(fōr-mal'dĕ-hīd)A pungent gas used as an antiseptic, disinfectant, and histologic fixative.
[form(ic) + aldehyde]
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