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formaldehydes

formaldehydes is the plural of formaldehyde.

Meaning of formaldehyde

Noun

formaldehyde (countable and uncountable, plural formaldehydes)

  1. 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.2010, Don Thompson, The $12 Million Stuffed Shark, Aurum Press Limited, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    E240, methanal

Questions about formaldehydes

What is formaldehydes the plural of?
Formaldehydes is the plural of formaldehyde.

Words near formaldehydes in the dictionary

  1. formal validities
  2. formal validity
  3. formal wear
  4. formalazine
  5. formaldehyde
  6. formaldehydes
  7. formaldehydesulphoxylate
  8. formaldehydesulphoxylates
  9. formaldehydogenic
  10. formaldoxime
  11. formalese

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