FORMALIN

formalin, formol

(noun) a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

formalin (countable and uncountable, plural formalins)

A solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant and to preserve biological specimens.

Anagrams

• informal

Source: Wiktionary


For"ma*lin, n. [Formic + aldehyde + -in.] (Chem.)

Definition: An aqueous solution of formaldehyde, used as a preservative in museums and as a disinfectant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SUSPENDED

(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”


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