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formaldehyde
for·mal·de·hyde [ fawr máldə hd ]


noun 
Definition:
 
pungent gas: a colorless gas with a distinctive smell. Use: manufacture of resins and fertilizers, preservation of organic specimens. HCHO
[Late 19th century. <formic]
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