how to pronounce formaldehyde

/fɔːˈmæl.də.haɪd/

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formaldehyde is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of formaldehyde in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… laced with poison from formaldehyde and …”

meanings of formaldehyde

noun:

The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.

formaldehyde frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word formaldehyde occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.