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Formalin

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Françaisformol
DeutschFormalin
Русскийформали́н
7 more languages
العربيةالفورمالين
Češtinaformalin
Bahasa Indonesiaformalin
한국어포르말린

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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