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A colorless, volatile liquid, H2CO, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid.

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  1. n. A colorless, volatile liquid, H2CO, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid.
  2. n. a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol
  3. A colorless, volatile liquid, H2CO, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid.
  4. A colorless, volatile liquid, H2CO, resembling acetic or ethylaldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol andformic acid.
  5. n:100 n. a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol