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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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