formalin

[fawr-muh-lin] /ˈfɔr mə lɪn/

noun, Chemistry

a clear, colorless, aqueous solution of 40 percent formaldehyde.

Also called formol.

Origin

1890-95; formerly a trademark

Examples from the web for formalin

He might drop by an antiques store to buy eerie dolls or emerge from a hobby shop with a jar of snakes or mice cured in formalin.
Afterwards, the liquid inside the egg is removed and mixed with an embalming fluid called formalin.

British Dictionary definitions for formalin

/ˈfɔːməlɪn/

noun

a 40 per cent solution of formaldehyde in water, used as a disinfectant, preservative for biological specimens, etc

formalin in Medicine

formalin for·ma·lin (fôr'mə-lĭn)
n.
An aqueous solution of formaldehyde that is 37 percent by weight.