formalinn.
/ˈfɔːməlɪn/, U.S. /ˈfɔrməlɪn/ An aqueous formaldehyde solution, stabilized with methanol, containing 37 per cent by weight of formaldehyde.
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formalin1893
formol1894
1893 Brit. Pat. 7038 The new antiseptic material, herein called formalin,..contains 40% of pure formaldehyde combined with 60% of water.
1894 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 Dec. 1429/2 Formol was introduced by Professor Leber; it was supplied under two names—formol or formaline.
1901 Westm. Gaz. 25 July 5/3 The formalin treatment of consumption.
1958 Listener 23 Jan. 153/2 The vaccine used in Britain and America is ‘dead’—that is to say the virus is killed with formalin before it is made up for use.
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ˌformaliniˈzation n. treatment with formalin.
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formalinization1960
1960 Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. 103 158/2 After formalinization, these cells were not subject to hemolysis.
ˈformalinize v. transitive to treat with formalin.
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formolize1949
formalinize1964
1964 M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 8) xi. 145 Toxoid, which can be prepared by formalinizing the purified toxin, may be used for active immunization of the human subject.
ˈformalinized adj.
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1907 Practitioner Apr. 570 The use of formalinised gut is advised.
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