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formaldehyde

[ US /fɝˈmæɫdəˌhaɪd, fɔɹˈmæɫdəˌhaɪd/ ]
[ UK /fɔːmˈældɪhˌa‍ɪd/ ]
NOUN
  1. a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol

How To Use formaldehyde In A Sentence

  • A novel adsorbent was prepared on the basis of collagen fiber by cross - linking reaction of formaldehyde.
  • Some makers still bolster these paints with components like formaldehyde, crystalline silica, acetone and ammonia to help preserve the paint or give it other properties, such as spatter-resistance. Painting Without That Smell
  • This review of chemical monitoring of agents that induce OA emphasizes the progress being made in developing highly sensitive detection methods for certain compounds such as diisocyanates, formaldehyde, and anhydrides.
  • Melamine, also known as cyanuramide, is a synthetic chemical product that forms hard resins when combined with formaldehyde. Food Safety Regulations: Intended quicksand for sustainable agriculture
  • A very similar condensation product was obtained by condensing sodium-_p_-hydroxybenzoate with formaldehyde and subsequent sulphonation with sulphuric acid. Synthetic Tannins
  • The causative prions are resistant to steam sterilization, dry heat, ethylene oxide gas, and chemical disinfection with either formaldehyde or glutaraldehyde, as normally used in the health care environment.
  • Do not allow yourself the comfort of an easy road, a road that is devoid of risk and genuine inspiration, because one day all too soon, you're going to wake up in a room that smells of formaldehyde -- a urinous, lonely room with floral-print wallpaper and a window that looks out on a solitary bare oak tree. Brad Listi: Unsolicited Advice
  • Other than releasing oxygen in the air, money plant can also eliminate formaldehyde from the air that is commonly released by cigarette smoke and adhesives (used with wood furnishings).
  • My memories of biology are still not pleasant (when we were dissecting squids, one of the kids in class spilled the bag of dead squid, and the whole hall smelled of fish and formaldehyde for two weeks), but I did avoid passing out or being sick. On Kindness « Tales from the Reading Room
  • These are no chloroformed-rubber-chicken-like cats stored in tubs of formaldehyde. Boiling the Dog's Head
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