METHANAL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol

Synonyms:

formaldehyde; methanal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("methanal" is a kind of...):

aldehyde (any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids)

gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)

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