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formyl definition

for·myl (fôr′mil)

noun

the monovalent radical HCO of formic acid

Etymology: form(ic) + -yl

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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