embalming fluid
Example Sentences
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Blood is removed and embalming fluid - containing the disinfectant formaldehyde - is pumped around the body.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023
Most embalming fluid is made of formaldehyde, which is not great for marine life, but Love said it wasn’t a huge worry.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2022
The same use of embalming fluid, concrete, and hardwood that make death so polluting also make it expensive.
From Slate • Feb. 5, 2021
Freezine contained formaldehyde, an ingredient in embalming fluid, that was toxic and commonly mixed with rancid milk.
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2018
A technical mistake: pumped her too full of formaldehyde or embalming fluid or whatever they used.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
