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Formalin

noun
1.
A 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens.  Synonym: formol.





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... prevented, so far as planting infected "seed" is concerned, by soaking the seed tubers for half an hour in 30 gal. of water containing 1 pt. of commercial (about 40 per cent) formalin. Oats and wheat, when attacked by certain kinds of smut, may be rendered safe to sow by soaking for ten minutes in a similar solution. It is probable that some other tubers and seeds can be similarly treated ...
— Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) • L. H. Bailey


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