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formaldehyde

[fawr-mal-duh-hahyd, fer-] / fɔrˈmæl dəˌhaɪd, fər- /
NOUN
preservative
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Crucially, Washington Hall was not saved in formaldehyde, as a sterile monument to historic preservation by a predominantly white institution for predominantly white admirers in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.

From Seattle Times

The researchers developed and tested their spectrometer using formaldehyde.

From Science Daily

But STR typing is often impossible to use with degraded remains, especially those preserved with post-war embalming techniques involving formaldehyde, Marshall says.

From Science Daily

When the e-liquid heats up, these break down into chemicals such as formaldehyde and acetaldehyde.

From BBC

Extensive studies of woodworking lead researchers to believe that formaldehyde exposure during the hobby could be attributed to higher risk.

From Science Daily