formaldehyde

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Preserved in formaldehyde and paraffin wax, they come from patients treated at the UK's national bowel hospital, St Mark's, in northwest London.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Eventually, the discovery of formaldehyde and the use of embalming fluids reduced the demand for cadavers, as did the growing number of people donating their bodies to science.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

In addition to smoke and soot, the space agency detected large plumes of harmful gases emanating from the wildfires, including lung-irritating nitrogen dioxide and cancer-causing formaldehyde.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

Some VOCs, such as dioxins, benzene, formaldehyde and PAHs, can be toxic to humans.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2025

I remember the old Zoology Building where we used to go on Saturdays, the creaking, overheated corridors, the bottles of eyeballs, the comforting smells of formaldehyde and mice.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood