formalin en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant and to preserve biological specimens.
If you failed to bathe it in the formalin solution every time, its flesh might cross the precipitous border into decay.
2023, V. V. Ganeshananthan, Brotherless Night, Viking, page 20:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| formalins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
formalinise · paraformalin · preformalin · postformalin
Relateds
Translations (14)
fi formaliini (a solution of formaldehyde in water) · cmn 富爾瑪林 /富尔玛林 (a solution of formaldehyde in water) · de Formalin (a solution of formaldehyde in water) · cmn 福美林 (a solution of formaldehyde in water) · cmn 福爾馬林 /福尔马林 (a solution of formaldehyde in water) · ko 포르말린 (a solution of formaldehyde in water) · cmn 福爾麥令 /福尔麦令 (a solution of formaldehyde in water) · tl pormalina (a solution of formaldehyde in water) · cmn 福馬林 /福马林 (a solution of formaldehyde in water) · ru формали́н (a solution of formaldehyde in water) · ja ホルマリン (a solution of formaldehyde in water) · fr formol (a solution of formaldehyde in water) · cs formalin (a solution of formaldehyde in water) · th ฟอร์มาลิน (a solution of formaldehyde in water)