Medical Definition of Methyl aldehyde

1. Commonly used fixative and antibacterial agent. As a fixative it is cheap and tends to cause less denaturation of proteins than does glutaraldehyde, particularly if used in a well buffered solution (buffered formalin, formal saline). Old formaldehyde solutions usually contain cross linking contaminants and it is therefore often preferable to used a formaldehyde generating agent such as paraformaldehyde. Formalin fumes, particularly in conjunction with hydrochloric acid vapour, are potently carcinogenic. (20 Jun 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Methyl Aldehyde

meths drinkers
methscopolamine bromide
methsuximide
methyacrylate
methyacrylates
methyclothiazide
methyl
methyl-
methyl-CCNU
methyl-p-hydroxyphenyllactate esterase
methyl-tert-butyl ether
methyl accepting chemotaxis protein
methyl acetate
methyl acrylate
methyl alcohol
methyl aldehyde (current term)
methyl blue
methyl bromide
methyl chloride
methyl chloride transferase
methyl coenzyme M methylreductase
methyl coenzyme M reductase
methyl cyanide
methyl cysteine hydrochloride
methyl ethers
methyl ethyl ketone
methyl fluoride
methyl formate
methyl green
methyl green-pyronin stain

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