formol
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of formol
First recorded in 1890–95; formerly trademark
Example Sentences
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A very good method of preserving them is to inject formol into the bodies which at once stiffen out and become rigid in any position they are placed.
From A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State by Dorman, Marcus Roberts Phipps
Thus two molecules of formol form one molecule of acetic acid, 2CH2O = C2H4O2.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
Six molecules of formol represent glucose and levulose, 6CH2O = C6H12O6.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
From this formic aldehyde, or formol, we may obtain all the various carbohydrates by simple polymerization, i.e. by the association of several molecules, with or without elimination of water.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
Three molecules of formol form a molecule of lactic acid, 3CH2O = C3H6O3.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
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