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paraformaldehyde: Meaning and Definition of
par•a•form•al•de•hyde
Pronunciation: (par"u-fôr-mal'du-hīd", -fur-), [key]
— n. Chem.
- a white, crystalline polymer of formaldehyde, (HCOH), from which it is obtained by evaporation of the aqueous solution: used chiefly as an antiseptic. Also called
