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Formaldehyde |
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http://scai.fraunhofer.de/CSEO#Formaldehyde |
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highly reactive aldehyde gas formed by oxidation or incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons; in solution, it has a wide range of uses, including the manufacture of resins and textiles, as a disinfectant, and as a laboratory fixative or preservative; formaldehyde solution (formalin) is considered a hazardous compound, and its vapor toxic. A colorless poisonous gas synthesized by the oxidation of methanol and used as an antiseptic, disinfectant, histologic fixative, and general-purpose chemical reagent for laboratory applications. Formaldehyde is readily soluble in water and is commonly distributed as a 37% solution in water; formalin, a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water, is used as a disinfectant and to preserve biological specimens. Environmentally, formaldehyde may be found in the atmosphere, smoke from fires, automobile exhaust and cigarette smoke. Small amounts are produced during normal metabolic processes in most organisms, including human |
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Formaldehyde |
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Formaldehyde |
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Formaldehyde |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Formaldehyde |
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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/RCD/XM0lQ http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/111095003 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/LNC/LP16819-2 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000147328 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Formaldehyde http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/VANDF/4019061 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MSH/D005557 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/0081-9437 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_16842 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IMR_0200017 |
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Formaldehyd [Deutsch] Formaldehyde FORMALDEHYDE Formalin FORMALIN Methanal Methylene oxide Oxomethane Oxomethylene |
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