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Definition of Methanal
1. Noun. A colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol.
Definition of Methanal
1. Noun. (organic compound) The IUPAC name for formaldehyde, rarely used in research or industry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Methanal
1. formaldehyde [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Methanal
Literary usage of Methanal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook of Organic Chemistry by Joseph Scudder Chamberlain (1921)
"methanal Formaldehyde or methanal is the aldehyde related to methyl alcohol ...
H—CH2OH + O H—CHO + H2O Methanol methanal The reaction continues after being ..."
2. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1902)
"Mutual Action of Acid Chlorides and methanal — Marcel ... The action of an acid
chloride on methanal may be »pressed by the three following equations : — a. ..."
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