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Formaldehyde is pungent-smelling gas that dissolves readily in water to form a 37% formaldehyde solution known as formalin. Formaldehyde is produced industrially by the oxidation of methanol over a metal catalyst. Formalin is used as a disinfectant and as a preservative medium for biological specimens. The main industrial application of formaldehyde, however, is in the production of urea-formaldehyde, phenol-formaldehyde and melamine-formaldehyde resins for the manufacture of wood adhesives and other applications.
LaboratoryMedicalPhysiologyScientific & EducationalFormalin is an aqueous solution of formaldehyde.
FormalinMedicalFormamide, also known as methanamide, is an amide derived from formic acid. It is a clear liquid which is miscible with water and has an ammonia-like odor. It is chemical feedstock for the manufacture of sulfa drugs, other pharmaceuticals, herbicides, pesticides and the manufacture of hydrocyanic acid. It has been used as a softener for paper and fiber. It is a solvent for many ionic compounds. It has also been used as a solvent for resins and plasticizers.
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