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Definition of Formalin
1. Noun. A 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens.
Definition of Formalin
1. n. An aqueous solution of formaldehyde, used as a preservative in museums and as a disinfectant.
Definition of Formalin
1. Noun. A solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant and to preserve biological specimens. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Formalin
1. an aqueous solution of formaldehyde [n -S]
Medical Definition of Formalin
1. A 37% aqueous solution of formaldehyde. Synonym: formol. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Formalin
Literary usage of Formalin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene by Milton Joseph Rosenau, George Chandler Whipple, John William Trask, Thomas William Salmon (1921)
"formalin formalin.—Formaldehyd in solution is known as formalin. ... formalin is
not injurious to most articles, and it is not very poisonous. ..."
2. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1905)
"formalin was injected directly into the stomach by means of a soft ... The symptom?
following the injection of formalin differed in the different animals. ..."
3. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1898)
"Ct. f DISINFECTION О I- BOOKS BY formalin. I NOTE in the April number of the
LIBRARY JOURNAL statements by the health officer of St. Louis, ..."
4. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1896)
"Resume of the Oses of formalin—DR. GEORGE C. FREEBORN read a paper with this ...
HENRY POWER said that in his experience formalin had appeared to be very ..."
5. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1897)
"6), has tried a series of experiments on the power of formalin to disinfect books.
To avoid destroying the books a small piece of piiper smeared with ..."
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