(organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
formaldehydes
formaldehydes
noun
plural of formaldehyde
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
foulmouthedly
fullmouthedly
humidityproof
hydatidiform
hydatidiform
adj
Resembling a hydatid.
hydatiform
hydatiform
Adjective
Resembling a hydatid.
hydriform
hydriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form or structure of a hydra.
hydroformer
hydroformer
noun
(organic chemistry) The industrial plant in which hydroforming takes place
hydroforming
hydroforming
noun
(engineering) A cost-effective way of shaping malleable metals into lightweight, stiff pieces by means of high-pressure hydraulic fluid
(organic chemistry) The reaction of petroleum with hydrogen
hydroformylation
hydroformylation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
metaformaldehyde
metaformaldehyde
noun
(chemistry) 1,3,5-trioxane
paraformaldehyde
paraformaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) A solid oligomer of formaldehyde that is used as a fumigant, and as a fixative in histology
