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Meaning of Formalin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الفورمالين
Čeština formalin
Deutsch Formalin
Suomi formaliini
Français formol
Bahasa Indonesia formalin
日本語 ホルマリン
한국어 포르말린
Русский формали́н
ไทย ฟอร์มาลิน

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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See also

formaline formalinization Formalins formalisation Formalise Formalised

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