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Definition of Formol
1. Noun. A 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens.
Definition of Formol
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) A 10% solution of formaldehyde in water. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Formol
1. formalin [n -S] - See also: formalin
Medical Definition of Formol
1. A 37% aqueous solution of formaldehyde. Synonym: formol. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Formol
Literary usage of Formol
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1903)
"Commendation of Worcester's formol-sublimate-acetic Mixture. This fixing fluid
designed by Professor Worcester for the study of karyo- kinesis in teleost ..."
2. The Microtomist's Vade-mecum: A Handbook of the Methods of Microscopic Anatomy by Arthur Bolles Lee (1913)
"10(5) takes 3 per cent. sol. of bichromate with 4 per cent, of formol and 5 per
cent, of acetic acid (for inner ear). See also MOREL and BASS At,, ..."
3. A Manual of Selected Biochemical Methods as Applied to Urine, Blood and by Frank Pell Underhill (1921)
"Ammonia likewise reacts with formaldehyde in a similar manner as is shown in the
following equation : Hence the formol titration in the presence of ammonia ..."
4. Physiological histology, methods and theory by Gustav Mann (1902)
"Since that time formol has been always firstly neutralized (see p. 88), and then
diluted with normal saline (0-75 per cent. NaCl). ..."
5. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"They considered this gelatinization with formol a specific reaction, ... With a
certain amount of formol, small granules appear in the clear fluid; ..."
6. The Sanitarian by Medico-Legal Society of New York (1900)
"The first operation consists in the disinfection of the patient by ablutions with
a solution of formol. After this, and when the pores of the skin are open, ..."
7. Modern ophthalmology: A Practical Treatise on the Anatomy, Physiology, and by James Moores Ball (1908)
"formol, or formalin, is an aqueous solution containing 40 per cent, ... An ordinary
working solution is:— formol 10.0 Distilled water 100.0 The above ..."
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