formaldehyde-formaldéhyde: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is formaldehyde? formaldehyde is formaldéhyde

What is formaldéhyde?

  • A colorless gaseous compound, HCHO, the simplest aldehyde, used for manufacturing melamine and phenolic resins, fertilizers, dyes, and embalming fluids and in aqueous solution as a preservative and disinfectant.

    Un incolore composé gazeux, HCHO, l’aldéhyde plus simple, utilisé pour la fabrication de la mélamine et résines phénoliques, engrais, colorants et embaumement fluides et en solution aqueuse comme un agent de conservation et de la désinfection.

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