Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pungent colorless flammable gaseous compound, CH2O, the simplest and most reactive aldehyde, used for manufacturing melamine and phenolic resins, fertilizers, dyes, and embalming fluids and in aqueous solution as a preservative and disinfectant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gas, CH2O. It can be obtained in several ways, as, for example, by leading a mixture of vapor of methyl-alcohol, CH4O, and air over a heated platinum spiral.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A colorless, volatile liquid, H2CO, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry The simplest
aldehyde , H-CHO, acolourless gas having manyindustrial applications ; itdissolves inwater to giveformalin .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The dead shark floating in formaldehyde is an iconic work that symbolizes the Britart movement and won Hirst a Turner prize nomination in 1992.
January 2005 2005
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This human/bird hybrid swimming in formaldehyde is an artwork by Xiao Yu.
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Brazilian Blowout, the chemical treatment that promises straight and manageable hair for up to 12 weeks at $200 to $500, has been found to contain formaldehyde by Oregon's Occupational Safety & Health Administration.
Brazilian Blowout Found To Contain Formaldehyde (VIDEO, POLL) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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He can riff brilliantly on the bizarre work of Damien Hirst (remember that shark in formaldehyde) just as confidently as he can make up his own artists and slot their pieces into the cult of beauty, shock and excess money.
Michael Cunningham's "By Nightfall," reviewed by Ron Charles Ron Charles 2010
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Brazilian Blowout, the chemical treatment that promises straight and manageable hair for up to 12 weeks at $200 to $500, has been found to contain formaldehyde by Oregon's Occupational Safety & Health Administration.
Brazilian Blowout Found To Contain Formaldehyde (VIDEO, POLL) Hilary Moss 2010
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Brazilian Blowout, the chemical treatment that promises straight and manageable hair for up to 12 weeks at $200 to $500, has been found to contain formaldehyde by the Occupational Safter & Health Administration.
Brazilian Blowout Found To Contain Formaldehyde (VIDEO, POLL) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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He can riff brilliantly on the bizarre work of Damien Hirst (remember that shark in formaldehyde) just as confidently as he can make up his own artists and slot their pieces into the cult of beauty, shock and excess money.
Michael Cunningham's "By Nightfall," reviewed by Ron Charles Ron Charles 2010
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Sentence: Detained in formaldehyde-laced FEMA trailer without charges or counsel, sodomized by Lynndie England, declared guilty by military tribunal, set adrift naked on a small ice floe in the Arctic.
Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » 50 Most Loathesome People 2009
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A new study from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics found that many baby bath products contain formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane, which are both linked to cancer and skin allergies.
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Just keep telling yourself that the smell of outgassing formaldehyde is actually roses, Mixie. jack lecou Says:
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