Formalin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant and to preserve biological specimens. countable, uncountable

    "If you failed to bathe it in the formalin solution every time, its flesh might cross the precipitous border into decay."

  2. 2
    a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens wordnet

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formol

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"If you failed to bathe it in the formalin solution every time, its flesh might cross the precipitous border into decay."

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