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formaldehyde

/fawr-mal-duh-hahyd, fer-/US // fɔrˈmæl dəˌhaɪd, fər- //UK // (fɔːˈmældɪˌhaɪd) //

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : a colorless, toxic, potentially carcinogenic, water-soluble gas, CH2O, 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.

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Examples

  • An aged mobile home can be rife with toxic VOCs, including formaldehyde.

  • This material contains chemicals including formaldehyde, which has been shown to significantly worsen indoor air quality.

  • They transcend the cutting of flesh under the stench of formaldehyde.

  • The setup also breaks down the asthma-inducing formaldehyde that seeps out of some building materials and cleaning products.

  • In the raids that accompanied the arrests, police also found jars filled with formaldehyde containing severed fingers.

  • Damien Hirst suspended sharks and cows in formaldehyde, but Tracey Emin had “the bed.”

  • In the formaldehyde vitrine, the shirtless dancer meets a fellow prey.

  • However studies have found dangerous compounds like benzene and formaldehyde in inhaled or secondhand vapor.

  • Any idea why it tasted like some combination of radiator fluid and formaldehyde?

  • Of the former, salt and sugar are examples; of the latter, formaldehyde and possibly benzoic acid.

  • The substances commonly used are carbolic acid, formalin or formaldehyde, lysol, and bichloride of mercury.

  • Formaldehyde, boric acid or salicylic acid may be added to preserve the milk.

  • A violet coloration at the union of the two liquids indicates the presence of formaldehyde.

  • If formaldehyde is present there will be a crimson zone at the plane of union of the solutions.