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What does formalin mean?

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Tissue samples are preserved in formalin or occasionally other fixatives before processing and embedding in paraffin.
Bone marrow biopsy material was acid decalcified prior to formalin fixation.
Earthworms are collected by extraction using formalin or mustard solution, by digging and by handsorting.
Also known as Zenker-formol, this is a modification of Zenker's fluid in which formalin is substituted for acetic acid.
Tissue samples from the spleen were fixed in buffered formalin and embedded in paraffin.
All specimens were fixed in formalin, embedded in paraffin, and cut in 5-em-thick sections.

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