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formaldehyde

/fɔː(ɹ)ˈmældɪhaɪd/ noun C2
  1. The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin. (countable, uncountable)

Plural formaldehydes

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