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Formalin

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Word	Definition
formolnoun	(organic chemistry) A 10% solution of formaldehyde in water.

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Word	Definition
formolnoun	(organic chemistry) A 10% solution of formaldehyde in water.
formaldehydenoun	(organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
mullernoun	One who, or that which, mulls.
fixed	Unable to move; unmovable.
fixativenoun	A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves.
embalming fluidnoun	(medicine) A solution of various chemicals used to preserve cadavers prior to burial or cremation.
fumigantnoun	Any substance used, in the gaseous state, to fumigate or disinfect.
cryofixationnoun	(biology) The freezing of a specimen, typically by immersion in liquid nitrogen, in order to fix it
cryofixativenoun	(biology) A fixative used in cryofixation
chemopreservationnoun	A technique for preserving the body of an organism by means of a chemical fixative.
fixernoun	A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper and/or unlawful means.
phlegmnoun	Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing.
cryomoldnoun	A shallow plastic contained used for freezing tissue samples
labarraque's solutionnoun	An aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite, used as a disinfectant.
fumatoriumnoun	An airtight compartment in which vapour may be generated to destroy germs or insects; especially, the apparatus used to destroy San Jose scale on nursery stock, using hydrocyanic acid vapour.
waternoun	A barangay of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines (unconfirmed).
hand sanitizernoun	(mineralogy) A disinfecting liquid, most often based on ethyl alcohol, used as an alternative to washing the hands with soap and water.
deparaffinisationnoun	Alternative form of deparaffinization. [(cytology) The removal of paraffin wax from slides prior to staining]
dealcoholizationnoun	The removal of alcohol from something, especially from a histological sample that has been previously treated with alcohol to remove water
diaphanizationnoun	(biology) A technique in which a biological specimen is treated to make the skin and tissue diaphanous (i.e. transparent) whilst retaining body shape and staining the skeleton; tissue clearing