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Formaldehyde vs Formyl - What's the difference?

formaldehyde | formyl |

As nouns the difference between formaldehyde and formyl

is that formaldehyde is the simplest aldehyde, H-CHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formalin while formyl is the univalent radical -CHO, derived from formaldehyde, that is characteristic of aldehydes.

formaldehyde

English

(wikipedia formaldehyde)

Noun

(-)
  • (organic compound) The simplest aldehyde, H-CHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formalin.

    • Synonyms

    * (H-CHO) (when used as a preservative), methanal (IUPAC name)

    Hypernyms

    * (organic compound) aldehyde

    Related terms

    * formalin * formic acid

    formyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CHO, derived from formaldehyde, that is characteristic of aldehydes

    • Derived terms

    * formylase * formyl chloride * formyl fluoride * formylglycine * formyl methionine / formylmethionine * formyl peptide receptor * formylium

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