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formalin

formalin

English

Noun

formalin ‎(countable and uncountable, plural formalins)

A solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant and to preserve biological specimens.

Translations

a solution of formaldehyde in water

Chinese:
Mandarin: 福爾馬林 (zh), 福尔马林 (zh) ‎(fú'ěrmǎlín), 福馬林 (zh), 福马林 (zh) ‎(fúmǎlín), 福美林 ‎(fúměilín), 福爾麥令, 福尔麦令 ‎(fú'ěrmàilìng), 富爾瑪林 (zh), 富尔玛林 (zh) ‎(fù'ěrmǎlín)
Finnish: formaliini
French: formol (fr) m

German: Formalin n
Japanese: ホルマリン ‎(horumarin)
Korean: 포르말린 ‎(poreumallin)
Russian: формали́н (ru) m ‎(formalín)
Tagalog: pormalina
Thai: ฟอร์มาลิน (th)

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