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- [fawr-mal-duh-hahyd, fer-]
- /fɔrˈmæl dəˌhaɪd, fər-/
- /fɔːˈmældɪhaɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-mal-duh-hahyd, fer-]
- /fɔrˈmæl dəˌhaɪd, fər-/
Definitions of formaldehyde word
- noun formaldehyde a colorless, toxic, potentially carcinogenic, water-soluble gas, CH 2 O, having a suffocating odor, usually derived from methyl alcohol by oxidation: used chiefly in aqueous solution, as a disinfectant and preservative, and in the manufacture of various resins and plastics. 1
- noun formaldehyde A colorless pungent gas in solution made by oxidizing methanol. 1
- noun formaldehyde chemical used as disinfectant and preservative 1
- uncountable noun formaldehyde Formaldehyde is a strong-smelling gas, used especially to preserve parts of animals or plants for biological study. 0
- noun formaldehyde a colourless poisonous irritating gas with a pungent characteristic odour, made by the oxidation of methanol and used as formalin and in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: HCHO 0
- noun formaldehyde a pungent gas, HCHO, used in solution as a strong disinfectant and preservative, and in the manufacture of synthetic resins, dyes, etc. 0
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Origin of formaldehyde
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; form(ic) + aldehyde; modeled on German Formaldehyd
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Parts of speech for Formaldehyde
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formaldehyde popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for formaldehyde
noun formaldehyde
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