formoln.
/ˈfɔːmɒl/ = formalin n. Also attributive, as formol titration n. Biochemistry a method of estimating amino acids involving the use of formalin.
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formol titration1910
Scatchard analysis1958
1894 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 Dec. 1429/2 Formol was introduced by Professor Leber; it was supplied under two names—formol or formaline.
1907 Practitioner Oct. 571 When 240 grammes..of crystals of permanganate of potash were placed in an ordinary three-gallon pail, and..17 fluid ounces of formol, poured on to them, sufficient gas was evolved to disinfect 1,600 cubic feet of space.
1910 Chem. Abstr. 4 606 The conclusion of Soerensen, that amino acid N can be determined by means of the formol titration..is confirmed.
1961 J. P. Greenstein & M. Winitz Chem. Amino Acids I. iv. 516 (heading) Formol titration constants of amino acids and peptides at 30°.
Derivatives
ˈformolize v. transitive. = formalinize vb. at formalin n. Derivatives.
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the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > aldehydes or alkanals > [verb (transitive)] > to treat with formalin
formolize1949
formalinize1964
1949 A. A. Miles & N. W. Pirie Nature Bacterial Surface i. 7 The partly lysed bacteria were formolized and washed repeatedly on the centrifuge.
1964 Bull. World Health Organization 30 46/1 The cells were formolized by a modification of Csizmas' (1960) method.
ˈformolized adj.
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1932 Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. 1931–2 29 456 We..succeeded in immunizing guinea pigs with formolized Rickettsia suspensions.
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