formvar

English

Noun

formvar (plural formvars)

1. Any of a class of thermoplastic resins that are polyvinyl formals.
   • 2015 July 8, “Characterization of Changes in Global Genes Expression in the Distal Colon of Loperamide-Induced Constipation SD Rats in Response to the Laxative Effects of Liriope platyphylla”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Ultra-thin sections (70 nm) were then collected on holy formvar coated grids, contrasted with uranyl acetate and lead citrate, and examined by TEM (Hitachi, Japan).