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FORMOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does formol mean?
• FORMOL (noun)
The noun FORMOL has 1 sense:
1. a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens
Familiarity information: FORMOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
formalin; formol
Hypernyms ("formol" is a kind of...):
solution (a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution)
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