paraformaldehyde
noun
paraformaldehyde is spelled P-A-R-A-F-O-R-M-A-L-D-E-H-Y-D-E: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paraformaldehyde means “A solid oligomer of formaldehyde that is used as a fumigant, and as a fixative in histology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paraformaldehyde is paraformaldehydes.
How many letters and syllables are in paraformaldehyde?
| Letters | 16: P-A-R-A-F-O-R-M-A-L-D-E-H-Y-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is paraformaldehyde?
Paraformaldehyde appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of paraformaldehyde
- paraformaldehydes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paraformaldehyde mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A solid oligomer of formaldehyde that is used as a fumigant, and as a fixative in histology
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate paraformaldehyde?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of paraformaldehyde: PFA.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does paraformaldehyde come from?
From para- + formaldehyde.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).