Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Methylal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
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