formalin
formalin noun: a solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant and to preserve biological specimens.
Noun
formalin (countable and uncountable, plural formalins)
- A solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant and to preserve biological specimens.
- If you failed to bathe it in the formalin solution every time, its flesh might cross the precipitous border into decay.2023, V. V. Ganeshananthan, Brotherless Night, Viking, page 20
formalin meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Thai
formalin in Tamil
- திசு பாதுகாப்பு இரசாயனப் பொருள், பார்மலின், பதமியம், பதமி, போமலின், பதன நொடியம்
formalin in Tagalog
- a solution of formaldehyde in water
- pormalina
formalin in Thai
- a solution of formaldehyde in water
- ฟอร์มาลิน
Forms of formalin
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Words formed from formalin
Questions about formalin
- What does formalin mean?
- Formalin means a solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant and to preserve biological specimens.
- What is formalin in Tamil?
- Formalin in Tamil is திசு பாதுகாப்பு இரசாயனப் பொருள், பார்மலின், பதமியம். See Formalin meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is formalin?
- Formalin is a noun.
- What is the plural of formalin?
- The plural of formalin is formalins.
Words near formalin in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: formalin (page history and authors); formalin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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