h2coch32

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h2coch32 - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]