formaldehyde
chemical compound
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Summary
formaldehyde is a type of chemical entity[1]. formaldehyde ranks in the top 0.94% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month, #118 of 12,596).[2]
Key Facts
- formaldehyde's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
- formaldehyde's physically interacts with is recorded as Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily A, member 1[4].
- formaldehyde's canonical SMILES is recorded as C=O[5].
- formaldehyde's chemical formula is recorded as CH₂O[6].
- formaldehyde is a type of alkanal[7].
- formaldehyde is part of formaldehyde metabolic process[8].
- formaldehyde is part of formaldehyde biosynthetic process[9].
- formaldehyde is part of formaldehyde catabolic process[10].
- formaldehyde is part of response to formaldehyde[11].
- formaldehyde is part of cellular response to formaldehyde[12].
- formaldehyde is part of sarcosine oxidase activity[13].
- formaldehyde is part of formaldehyde dehydrogenase activity[14].
- formaldehyde is part of vanillate monooxygenase activity[15].
- formaldehyde is part of methanethiol oxidase activity[16].
- formaldehyde is part of methanesulfonate monooxygenase activity[17].
- formaldehyde is part of 4-methoxybenzoate monooxygenase (O-demethylating) activity[18].
- formaldehyde is part of dichloromethane dehalogenase activity[19].
- formaldehyde is part of hexulose-6-phosphate synthase activity[20].
- formaldehyde is part of alkylhalidase activity[21].
- formaldehyde is part of dimethylaniline-N-oxide aldolase activity[22].
- formaldehyde is part of dimethylglycine oxidase activity[23].
- formaldehyde is part of formaldehyde dismutase activity[24].
- formaldehyde is part of formaldehyde transketolase activity[25].
- formaldehyde is part of 2-dehydropantoate aldolase activity[26].
- formaldehyde is part of ketotetrose-phosphate aldolase activity[27].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for formaldehyde include Formica[28], a business[29], in United States[30], founded in 2025[31].
Why It Matters
formaldehyde ranks in the top 0.94% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month, #118 of 12,596).[2] formaldehyde has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] formaldehyde is known by 163 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for formaldehyde include Formica[28], a business[29], in United States[30], founded in 2025[31].