a colorless
gas with a
sharp, irritating
odor. It is used in a liquid
form as a disinfectant and preservative, and in the embalming fluids corpses are treated with to
prevent decay.
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office "Formaldehyde
Corporation"
a colorless
gas with a
sharp, irritating
odor, used in liquid
form as a disinfectant and preservative.
a colorless,
toxic gas,
having a suffocating
odor used chiefly as a disinfectant and preservative. It has been linked to forms of cancer and is
toxic to the
central nervous system.
a colorless,
toxic gas,
having a suffocating
odor. It is used in the procedure of embalming
dead bodies as it inhibits decomposition.
a colorless,
toxic gas,
having a suffocating
odor; used chiefly as a disinfectant and preservative.