Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Formaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula CH2O or HCHO. It is the simplest aldehyde and is also called by its systematic name methanal. The common name of the substance comes from its similarity and relation to formic acid.A gas at room temperature formaldehyde is colorless and has a characteristic pungent irritating odor. It is an important precursor to many other materials and chemical compounds.
