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formalin

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002657

A 37% aqueous solution of formaldehyde, used as a histological fixative, disinfectant or antiseptic.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002657
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
Synonymsformol
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoformaldehyde; formalin test
TranslationsSpanish: formalina
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002657",
  "term": "formalin",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A 37% aqueous solution of formaldehyde, used as a histological fixative, disinfectant or antiseptic.",
  "synonyms": [
    "formol"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "formaldehyde",
    "formalin test"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "formalina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/formalin/"
}

Record 2,657 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.