CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000050-00-0
Chemical Formula
C-H2-O
Molecular Weight
30
Therapeutic Categories
Antiseptic
Disinfectant
Ectoparasiticide
Chemical Name
Formaldehyde (IUPAC)
Foreign Names
- Formaldehydum (Latin)
- Formaldehyd (German)
- Formaldéhyde libre (French)
- Formaldehído (Spanish)
Generic Names
- CCRIS 315 (IS)
- Formic aldehyde (IS)
- Methanal (IS)
- Methyl aldehyde (IS)
- Methylene oxide (IS)
- NSC 298885 (IS)
- Oxomethane (IS)
- Oxymethylene (IS)
- UNII-1HG84L3525 (IS)
- Formaldehyde Solution (PH: USP 32)
- Formalin (OS: JAN)
- Formol (IS)
- Morbicid (IS)
- Veracur (IS)
- Formaldehyde Solution (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2010, USP 32)
- Formalin (PH: JP XV)
Brand Names
- Pasta Devitalizzante (Formaldehyde and Lidocaine)
Ogna, Italy - Clear Fc (Formaldehyde and Cresol)
Agusa Nippon, Japan - Dental Formalin Cresol (Formaldehyde and Cresol)
Nippon Shika YakuhinDental Pharm, Japan - Dental Formcresol (Formaldehyde and Cresol)
Agusa Nippon, Japan - Dental Formcresol Showa (Formaldehyde and Cresol)
Showa Yakuhin Kako, Japan - Formalin Guaiacol FG (Formaldehyde and Guaiacol)
Neo Dental Seiykau, Japan - Formalin
Toho Droge, Japan - Formcresol FC (Formaldehyde and Cresol)
Neo Dental Seiykau, Japan - Osomol (Formaldehyde and Guaiacol)
Pierre Rolland, France
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Glossary
IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
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