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formalinise

formalinise verb: to preserve by treatment with formalin.

Verb

formalinise (third-person singular simple present formalinises, present participle formalinising, simple past and past participle formalinised)

  1. To preserve by treatment with formalin

Forms of formalinise

third-person singular presentformalinises
present participleformalinising
past participleformalinised
pastformalinised

Origin of formalinise

From formalin + -ise.

Questions about formalinise

What does formalinise mean?
Formalinise means to preserve by treatment with formalin.
What part of speech is formalinise?
Formalinise is a verb.
What is the past tense of formalinise?
The past tense of formalinise is formalinised.

Words near formalinise in the dictionary

  1. formalese
  2. formalesque
  3. formalin
  4. formaline
  5. formalines
  6. formalinise
  7. formalinised
  8. formalinises
  9. formalinising
  10. formalinization
  11. formalinize

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