Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
formaldeído
English translation:
formaldehyde
Portuguese term
formaldeído
| 4 +10 | formaldehyde |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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Jan 23, 2008 11:24: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/22034">Renata Costa (X)'s</a> old entry - "formalde�do"" to ""formaldehyde""
Proposed translations
formaldehyde
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Note added at 2003-05-31 04:35:15 (GMT)
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From the Random House Dictionary:
form·al·de·hyde (fôr malÆdà h#dÅ, fÃr-), n. Chem.
a colorless, toxic, potentially carcinogenic, water-soluble gas, CH2O, having a suffocating odor, usually derived from methyl alcohol by oxidation: used chiefly in aqueous solution, as a disinfectant and preservative, and in the manufacture of various resins and plastics. Also called methanal. Cf. formalin.
[1870–75; FORM(IC) + ALDEHYDE; modeled on G Formaldehyd]
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Note added at 1698 days (2008-01-23 11:23:59 GMT) Post-grading
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