Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A polymerization-product (CH2O)n of formic aldehyde, made by heating paraformaldehyde.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) Formic aldehyde, regarded as a methylene derivative.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry
Formic aldehyde , regarded as amethylene derivative .
Etymologies
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oxy- + methylene
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Examples
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Formaldehyde is also known as methanal, methylene oxide, oxymethylene, methylaldehyde, and oxomethane.
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Poh, a junior chemistry major from Lexington, Ky., and Bowman presented "Preparation of an Expanded Porous Matrix Composed of Blended Poly (vinyl alcohol) Poly (2-acrylamido-2 - methyl propane sulfonic acid) Crosslinked by Poly (oxymethylene), a Catalytic Agent for the Transesterification of Triglycerides with Methanol."
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