noun [U]
1 (Symbol CH2O) a colourless gas with a strong smell
2 (also technical formalin ) a liquid made by mixing formaldehyde and water, used for preserving BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS, making plastics and as a DISINFECTANT:
His most famous artistic offering consists of a dead shark floating in a tank of formaldehyde.
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