Usually means: Preservative solution of formaldehyde in water.
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We found 28 dictionaries that define the word formalin:

General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. formalin: Merriam-Webster
  2. formalin: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. formalin: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. formalin: Collins English Dictionary
  5. formalin: Vocabulary.com
  6. Formalin, formalin: Wordnik
  7. formalin: Wiktionary
  8. formalin: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. formalin: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. formalin: Dictionary.com
  11. Formalin: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. formalin: Rhymezone
  13. formalin: FreeDictionary.org
  14. formalin: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. formalin: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. formalin: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. formalin: Encyclopedia

Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. formalin: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Formalin: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. formalin: Medical dictionary
  6. Formalin: Drug Medical Dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Fishkeeping glossary (No longer online)

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Book Binding (No longer online)
  2. Chemical Fact Sheet (No longer online)

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

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