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Formaldehyde MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Formaldehyde
Tree Number(s)
D02.047.407
Unique ID
D005557
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005557
Scope Note
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. Formaldehyde solution (formalin) is considered a hazardous compound, and its vapor toxic. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p717)
Entry Term(s)
Formalin
Formol
Methanal
Oxomethane
Pharm Action
Disinfectants
Fixatives
Related Numbers
50-00-0
CAS Type 1 Name
Formaldehyde
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2013/07/08
Formaldehyde Preferred
Formol Related
Formalin Narrower
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