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formol

American  
[fawr-mawl, -mohl] / ˈfɔr mɔl, -moʊl /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. formalin.


Etymology

Origin of formol

First recorded in 1890–95; formerly trademark


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Three molecules of formol form a molecule of lactic acid, 3CH2O = C3H6O3.

From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc

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 Stéphane Leduc

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 Marcus Roberts Phipps Dorman

Six molecules of formol represent glucose and levulose, 6CH2O = C6H12O6.

From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc

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