formaldehyde
formaldehyde
Definition
form·al·de·hyde (fôr mal′də hīd′, fər-)
noun
a pungent gas, HCHO, used in solution as a strong disinfectant and preservative, and in the manufacture of synthetic resins, dyes, etc.
Etymology: form(ic) + aldehyde
formaldehyde
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- contain: Liquid dish soap is the leading cause of poisoning among children under six years old as many commercial dish soaps contain formaldehyde and ammonia.
- release: Carpets hide dust mites which contribute to asthma, plus the glue and underlay can release formaldehyde into the air.
- base: Please contact the Center if you currently use a formaldehyde based resin and wish to change to one that is 100 % environmentally benign.
- include: If the wrong fluid is used it is possible that unpleasant and toxic fumes including formaldehyde could be produced.
- use: For our main hospital based units we rarely use formaldehyde.
Preposition: as
- preservative: The vaccine contains 0.05 % formaldehyde as a preservative.
Adjective modifier
- residual: Following decontamination, the microbiological safety cabinet must be purged of all residual formaldehyde.
- e.g.: Waste timber can contribute to gas generation in landfill and wood treated with preservatives ( e.g. formaldehyde ) has the potential to produce leachate.
- low: In the UK, board manufacturers are advertising low formaldehyde or zero formaldehyde emission boards made to the stringent German " E1 " standard.
Modifies a noun
- resin: MDF MDF is largely composed of softwood bound together usually with a urea formaldehyde resin.
- vapor: Studies to date indicate that persons machining MDF are not exposed to formaldehyde vapor at levels that effect health.
- molecule: A Semi-direct Table-CI calculation is to performed on the formaldehyde molecule.
- emission: All our board furniture is within the E1 norm for formaldehyde emission.
- gas: A violent reaction ensued, quickly filling the room with formaldehyde gas.. .
- solution: Micscape's Safety footnote Please take care with commercial formaldehyde solutions.
Noun used with modifier
- urea: MDF MDF is largely composed of softwood bound together usually with a urea formaldehyde resin.
- phenol: Swinburne became interested in plastics in 1902 when he was introduced to the phenol formaldehyde reaction.
- %: Most farmers used 1.6 % to 4 % formaldehyde.
- melamine: Melamine formaldehyde Hard, strong, heat resistant. adhesives, bonding fibers, encapsulation.
Preposition: in
- air: The plants were placed in a temperature regulated glass chamber fitted with device for monitoring the formaldehyde in the air.
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