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formyl

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Etymology

Formed from the root of Latin formīca (ant) + -yl

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Noun

formyl (plural formyls)

  1. (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CHO, derived from formaldehyde, that is characteristic of aldehydes
    Synonym: methanoyl

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