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Paraformaldehyde Uncommon

Origin: Greek prefix para-

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Noun
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A solid oligomer of formaldehyde that is used as a fumigant, and as a fixative in histology

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fumigant histology fixative formaldehyde oligomer
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Rhyming Words
hyde wyde tyde lyde oxyde zayde clyde mcbryde aldehyde bebroyde naugahyde dialdehyde inverclyde oxaldehyde trialdehyde metaldehyde paraldehyde strathclyde oxoaldehyde isoaldehyde
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