formaldehyde

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Chemistryformaldehydefor‧mal‧de‧hyde /fɔːˈmældəhaɪd $ fɔːr-/ noun [uncountable] HCa strong-smelling gas that can be mixed with water and used for preserving things such as dead animals to be used in science etc frogs preserved in formaldehydeExamples from the Corpusformaldehyde• Try spider plants, as they absorb formaldehyde, which is found in synthetic carpets, underlay, chipboard and wood treatments.• The contamination problems extend beyond formaldehyde.• Chipboard and other pressed wood products are made with a resin containing formaldehyde, an irritant and suspected carcinogen.• Excessive formaldehyde levels have posed a problem before at the tunnel site.• He picked up a jar large enough to hold a fetus in formaldehyde.• This time its offerings include a dead shark floating in a tank of formaldehyde.Origin formaldehyde (1800-1900) formic (FORMIC ACID) + aldehyde type of chemical

单词	formaldehyde
释义	formaldehyde From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Chemistryformaldehydefor‧mal‧de‧hyde /fɔːˈmældəhaɪd $ fɔːr-/ noun [uncountable] HCa strong-smelling gas that can be mixed with water and used for preserving things such as dead animals to be used in science etc frogs preserved in formaldehydeExamples from the Corpusformaldehyde• Try spider plants, as they absorb formaldehyde, which is found in synthetic carpets, underlay, chipboard and wood treatments.• The contamination problems extend beyond formaldehyde.• Chipboard and other pressed wood products are made with a resin containing formaldehyde, an irritant and suspected carcinogen.• Excessive formaldehyde levels have posed a problem before at the tunnel site.• He picked up a jar large enough to hold a fetus in formaldehyde.• This time its offerings include a dead shark floating in a tank of formaldehyde.Origin formaldehyde (1800-1900) formic (FORMIC ACID) + aldehyde type of chemical
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