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Formaldehyde
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| A highly reactive aldehyde gas formed by oxidation or incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. In solution, it has a wide range of uses: in the manufacture of resins and textiles, as a disinfectant, and as a laboratory fixative or preservative. Formaldehyd
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| Other names Oxomethane; Methanal; Formol; Formalin
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| Substance | CAS Registry & name | Categories | Source | Drugs*
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| paraform [ paraformaldehyde,paraform, 14C-labeled cpd, homopolymer ]
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*Formaldehyde*Polymers
Pharma Action Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Fixatives
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Cancer Res 1979;39(9):3519; Cutis 22(6):655;1978; Histochemistry 1980;65(2):93
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