Formaldehyde

//fɔː(ɹ)ˈmældɪhaɪd//

Synonyms for "formaldehyde" (16 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Strong matches (4)

Related words (8)

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Translations

41 translations across 34 languages.

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Belarusian

1 entries
  • фармальдэгі́д noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Catalan

1 entries
  • formaldehid noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 甲醛 noun (the organic compound HCHO)
  • 蟻醛 /蚁醛 noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 甲醛 noun (the organic compound HCHO)
  • 蟻醛 /蚁醛 noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Czech

1 entries
  • formaldehyd noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Danish

1 entries
  • formaldehyd noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Dutch

1 entries
  • formaldehyde noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • formaldehido noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Finnish

1 entries
  • formaldehydi noun (the organic compound HCHO)

French

1 entries
  • formaldéhyde noun (the organic compound HCHO)

German

1 entries
  • Formaldehyd noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Greek

1 entries
  • φορμαλδεΰδη noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • פורמלין noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Hindi

1 entries
  • वम्रसुव्युद noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • formaldehid noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Ido

2 entries
  • formaldehido noun (the organic compound HCHO)
  • metanalo noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • formaldehida noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Italian

1 entries
  • formaldeide noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Japanese

1 entries
  • ホルムアルデヒド noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Korean

1 entries
  • 폼알데하이드 noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Latvian

1 entries
  • formaldehīds noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • formaldehidas noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Malay

2 entries
  • formaldehid noun (the organic compound HCHO)
  • metanal noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Persian

2 entries
  • فرمالدئید noun (the organic compound HCHO)
  • فرمالدهید noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Polish

3 entries
  • aldehyd mrówkowy noun (the organic compound HCHO)
  • formaldehyd noun (the organic compound HCHO)
  • metanal noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • formaldeído noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Romanian

1 entries
  • formaldehidă noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Russian

1 entries
  • формальдеги́д noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Spanish

1 entries
  • formaldehído noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Swedish

1 entries
  • formaldehyd noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Thai

1 entries
  • ฟอร์มาลดีไฮด์ noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Turkish

1 entries
  • formaldehit noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • формальдегі́д noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • fomanđêhít noun (the organic compound HCHO)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Elsila and her team will look for the molecules, such as formaldehyde or hydrogen cyanide, that form amino acids to shed light on the primordial chemistry of the solar system.

Source: tatoeba (8410036)

Scientists say air pollution, caused by chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), is three to five times greater inside our homes. VOCs include cancer-causing benzene and formaldehyde, which are given off by paints, upholstery, printers and stored fuel.

Source: tatoeba (12279356)

The shark chosen to replace the original was injected with 224 gallons of formaldehyde, ten times the amount used on the first shark and in a stronger concentration.

Source: wiktionary

Back in 2006, Hirst found himself at the centre of a different debate arising out of the need to refurbish or update formaldehyde pieces that are prone to decay. It related to the piece that made him famous: the formaldehyde shark The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991), which had been bought by the US hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen for $8m.

Source: wiktionary

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