- formaldehyde tanning
- noun
: tanning with formaldehyde solutions especially in the preparation of white leathers
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
formaldehyde tanning
Look at other dictionaries:
formaldehyde — /fawr mal deuh huyd , feuhr /, n. Chem. a colorless, toxic, potentially carcinogenic, water soluble gas, CH2O, having a suffocating odor, usually derived from methyl alcohol by oxidation: used chiefly in aqueous solution, as a disinfectant and… … Universalium
Leather — For other uses, see Leather (disambiguation). Modern leather working tools Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different… … Wikipedia
Polyphenol — Plant derived polyphenol, tannic acid, formed by esterification of ten equivalents of the phenylpropanoid derived gallic acid to a monosaccharide (glucose) core from primary metabolism … Wikipedia
aldehyde — aldehydic, adj. /al deuh huyd /, n. Chem. any of a class of organic compounds containing the group CHO, which yields acids when oxidized and alcohols when reduced. [1840 50; < NL al(cohol) dehyd(rogenatum) dehydrogenated alcohol] * * * Any of a… … Universalium
Tannin — For other uses, see Tannin (demon). Tannic acid … Wikipedia
Erythrulose — IUPAC name (R) 1,3,4 Trihydroxybut … Wikipedia
wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… … Universalium
Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… … Universalium
Diffusion of technology in Canada — This article outlines the history of the diffusion or spread of technology in Canada. Technologies chosen for treatment here include, in rough order, transportation, communication, energy, materials, industry, public works, public services… … Wikipedia
Chrome alum — Potassium chromium sulfate Preferred IUPAC name Chromium potassium sulfate[ … Wikipedia
