'H2COCH32' definitions:
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Methylal \Meth"yl*al\, n. [Methylene + alcohol.] (Chem.)
A light, volatile liquid, H2C(OCH3)2, regarded as a complex
ether, and having a pleasant ethereal odor. It is obtained by
the partial oxidation of methyl alcohol. Called also
formal.
[1913 Webster]
