DeCS

Descriptor English:

Formaldehyde

Descriptor Spanish:

Formaldehído

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	formaldehído
Entry term(s)	aldehído fórmico formol
Scope note:	Aldehído gaseoso altamente reactivo formado por oxidación o combustión incompleta de hidrocarburos. Es solución tiene un rango amplio de usos: en la fabricación de resinas y textiles, como desinfectante y como un fijador o conservante en el laboratorio. La solución de formaldehído (formalina) es considerada un compuesto peligroso y sus vapores sons tóxicos. (Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p717).

Descriptor Portuguese:

Formaldeído

Descriptor French:

Formaldéhyde

Entry term(s):

Aldéhyde formique
Formol
Méthanal

Tree number(s):

D02.047.407

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://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)

Allowable Qualifiers:

AA analogues et dérivés
AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
EC économie
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine

Pharm Action:

Disinfectants
Fixatives

Registry Number:

1HG84L3525

CAS Type 1 Name:

Formaldehyde

DeCS ID:

5691

Unique ID:

D005557

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

Click here to access the VHL documents