formalin

English

Noun

formalin (countable and uncountable, plural formalins)

1. 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)

See also

• formol

Anagrams

• informal