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Formaldehyde
Medical Definition: | A highly reactive aldehyde gas formed by oxidation or incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. In solution, it has a wide range of uses: in the manufacture of resins and textiles, as a disinfectant, and as a laboratory fixative or preservative. Formaldehyde solution (formalin) is considered a hazardous compound, and its vapor toxic. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p717) | |
Also Called: | Formalin,Formol | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 50-00-0 |
Formocresols |
Formaldehyde Medical Definitions and Terms
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