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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: formaldehyde n : a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol [syn: {methanal}]
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