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Medical Definition of Formaldehyde fixative
1. A widely used fixing agent for pathologic histology; the commercial solution is 37-40% formaldehyde and is known as 100% formalin or formol; a common impurity is formic acid, which must be neutralised or the fixative made in buffer solution; tissues fixed may have a pigment artifact precipitated. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Formaldehyde Fixative
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