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Meaning of "paraformaldehyde" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARAFORMALDEHYDE

paraformaldehyde  [ˌpærəfɔːˈmældɪˌhaɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARAFORMALDEHYDE

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Paraformaldehyde is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARAFORMALDEHYDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Paraformaldehyde

Paraformaldehyde is the smallest polyoxymethylene, the polymerization product of formaldehyde with a typical degree of polymerization of 8–100 units. Paraformaldehyde commonly has a slight odor of formaldehyde due to decomposition. Paraformaldehyde is a poly-acetal.

Definition of paraformaldehyde in the English dictionary

The definition of paraformaldehyde in the dictionary is a white amorphous solid polymeric form of formaldehyde: used as a convenient source of formaldehyde and as a fumigant. Formula: n, where n lies between 6 and 50.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARAFORMALDEHYDE


acetaldehyde
ˌæsɪˈtældɪˌhaɪd
aldehyde
ˈældɪˌhaɪd
benzaldehyde
bɛnˈzældɪˌhaɪd
benzenecarbaldehyde
ˌbɛnziːnkɑːˈbældɪˌhaɪd
butyraldehyde
ˌbjuːtɪˈrældɪˌhaɪd
cowhide
ˈkaʊˌhaɪd
formaldehyde
fɔːˈmældɪˌhaɪd
furaldehyde
fjʊəˈrældəˌhaɪd
furfuraldehyde
ˌfɜːfjəˈrældəˌhaɪd
glutaraldehyde
ˌɡluːtəˈrældɪˌhaɪd
glyceraldehyde
ˌɡlɪsəˈrældəˌhaɪd
Haid
haɪd
hide
haɪd
horsehide
ˈhɔːsˌhaɪd
Hyde
haɪd
metaldehyde
mɛtˈældɪˌhaɪd
naugahyde
ˈnɔːɡəˌhaɪd
oxhide
ˈɒksˌhaɪd
paraldehyde
pəˈrældɪˌhaɪd
rawhide
ˈrɔːˌhaɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARAFORMALDEHYDE

paraffin
paraffin heater
paraffin lamp
paraffin oil
paraffin wax
paraffine
paraffinic
paraffinoid
paraffiny
paraffle
parafoil
paraform
parage
parageneses
paragenesia
paragenesis
paragenetic
paragenetically
paraglide
paraglider

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARAFORMALDEHYDE

aide
alcayde
at the outside
blonde
byde
Clyde
code
Criseyde
de
decide
Edward Hyde
episode
Firth of Clyde
grade
guide
handmade
include
Inverclyde
Jekyll and Hyde
Teyde

Synonyms and antonyms of paraformaldehyde in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «paraformaldehyde» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARAFORMALDEHYDE

Find out the translation of paraformaldehyde to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of paraformaldehyde from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paraformaldehyde» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多聚甲醛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paraformaldehído
570 millions of speakers

English

paraformaldehyde
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

paraformaldehyde
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بارافورمالدهيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

параформальдегиде
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

paraformaldeído
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

paraformaldehyde
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paraformaldéhyde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paraformaldehyde
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Para
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パラホルムアルデヒド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파라 포름 알데히드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paraformaldehid
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

paraformaldehyde
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

paraformaldehyde
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅराफॉम्रोडायहाइड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

paraformaldehit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

paraformaldeide
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

paraformaldehyd
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

параформальдегід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

paraformaldehidă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραφορμαλδεΰδη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paraformaldehyde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

paraformaldehyd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

paraformaldehyde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paraformaldehyde

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAFORMALDEHYDE»

The term «paraformaldehyde» is regularly used and occupies the 60.336 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAFORMALDEHYDE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «paraformaldehyde» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «paraformaldehyde» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about paraformaldehyde

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARAFORMALDEHYDE»

Discover the use of paraformaldehyde in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paraformaldehyde and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Immunocytochemistry: Theory and Practice
In fact, when combined with cryostat sectioning, this procedure has made possible the localization of the overwhelming majority of antigens sought Freshly prepared paraformaldehyde solutions are, however, much weaker fixatives than  ...
Lars-Inge Larsson, 1988
2
Practical Flow Cytometry
Paraformaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, acrolein, and osmium tetroxide at various concentrations were tested as fixatives; staining of Thy-1, T-2090, Lyt-l, Lyt-Z, and Th-B antigens on murine and of B1, B2, Bz-microglobulin, HLA—DR, CALLA, ...
Howard M. Shapiro, 2005
3
Techniques in Quantification and Localization of Gene Expression
8 9 10 FIXATION vs RNA QUALITY FIXATION vs RNA YIELD FRESH PARAFORMALDEHYDE ETHANOL MOCK FRESH PARAFORMALDEHVDE ETHANOL in this chapter will be divided into fixation of cells and fixation of tissues, since ...
Bruce K. Patterson, 2000
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Flow Cytometry
The most commonly used fixation method for leukocytes which are to be analyzed by flow cytometry is that reported by Lanier and Warner (1981) for murine lymphocytes. This procedure ultilizes 1% paraformaldehyde in saline for postfixation.
Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz, J. Paul Robinson, Harry A. Crissman, 1994
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Endodontics
23-'' This action was precipitated by a number of lawsuits, including an out-of- court settlement for $1,000,000 to a woman horribly disfigured after paraformaldehyde paste was misused (R. Uchin, personal communication, September 22, 1992) ...
John Ide Ingle, Leif K. Bakland, 2002
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METHODS IN CELL BIOLOGY,VOLUME 31: VESICULAR TRANSPORT, PART ...
STOCK SoLvTIoNs 40% Paraformaldehyde (Merck) in H2O 80 mM K-PIPES (pH 6.5), 5 mM EGTA, 2 mM MgCl2 100 mM NaB407 (pH 11.0) + 0.02% saponin 2. Preparation Of The Stock Solutions The preparation of the paraformaldehyde ...
Alan Michael Tartakoff, 1989
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Organic Chemistry
Which would be more viscous? Explain your reasoning. Polyacetals. Another oxygen-containing polymer is paraformaldehyde, a polyacetal formed by the addition polymerization of formaldehyde, a reaction that takes place as an aqueous ...
Marye Anne Fox, James K. Whitesell, 2004
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Immunocytochemistry: A Practical Guide for Biomedical Research
There are two different sources of formaldehyde, formalin and paraformaldehyde. Formalin is commercially produced by oxidation of methanol and contains 37% formaldehyde and impurities including 14% methanol, small amounts of formic ...
Richard W. Burry, 2009
9
Purification of Laboratory Chemicals
Add KOH solution (1 mole KOH: 100 moles HCHO) to ~37% by weight aqueous formaldehyde solution (formalin), or evaporate to dryness, to give paraformaldehyde polymer which, after washing with water, is dried in a vacuum desiccator over ...
W.L.F. Armarego, Christina Chai, 2009
10
Methods in Avian Embryology
Fix embryos. The choice of fixative and fixation time largely depend on the nature of the experiment, what antibodies are used, and the size of the embryo. For most experiments, embryos may be fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde overnight at 4°C.
‎1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARAFORMALDEHYDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paraformaldehyde is used in the context of the following news items.
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Phosphorylation of CHIP at Ser20 by Cdk5 promotes tAIF-mediated …
At 48 h post-transfection, cells were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde (Electron Microscopy Sciences, Hatfield, PA, USA) and blocked for 1 h at ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Fetal hematopoietic stem cells express MFG-E8 during mouse …
Tissue specimens were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde (Duksan, Ansan, Gyeonggi, Korea) at room temperature for at least 12 h. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
Circadian and ultradian rhythms of clock gene expression in the …
... mice were transcardially perfused with physiological saline solution followed by 4% paraformaldehyde in 0.1 M phosphate buffer (PB) under ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Targeting hedgehog signaling reduces self-renewal in embryonal …
For immunofluorescence, cells were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde and incubated over night at 4 °C with primary antibodies. All the ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
5
Nrf2 is a potential prognostic marker and promotes proliferation and …
The cells were washed with cold PBS, fixed in 4 % paraformaldehyde, permeabilized with 0.3 % Triton X-100, blocked with 5 % bovine serum ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
6
RNA-binding protein HuR sequesters microRNA-21 to prevent …
Cells were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde and treated with 1:200 diluted mouse monoclonal anti-HuR antibody (Santa Cruz Biotechnology) ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
7
KLF5 promotes breast cancer proliferation, migration and invasion in …
The cells migrating to the lower side of the membrane were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde for 20 min at room temperature, stained with crystal ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
8
STAT3-dependent reactive astrogliosis in the spinal dorsal horn …
... followed by 50 ml ice-cold 4% paraformaldehyde/PBS (PFA). Cervical and lumbar segments of the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) and spinal cords were removed ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
9
Analysis of the TGFβ-induced program in primary airway epithelial …
... 4 % paraformaldehyde in PBS. Afterwards, the fixed cells were stained with Alexa Fluor® 568 phalloidin for cytoplasmic distribution of F-actin ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
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Peripheral blood cells from children with RASopathies show …
Cells were then fixed with paraformaldehyde and permeabilized with ice-cold methanol according to published methods and then incubated ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»

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