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A gas with an unpleasant smell that is a strong disinfectant. When dissolved in water to make formalin, it is also used to preserve medical specimens. Poisonous gas that, when dissolved in water, has many uses as a disinfecting and preserving agent. A gaseous compound that is a strong disinfectant. Formaldehyde is used in solution…

A condition in which someone often forgets things.  

Referring to someone who often forgets things.  

Fluid which comes out of the vagina at the beginning of childbirth when the amnion bursts. Fluid that comes out of the vaginal opening when the bag (amnion) around the fetus bursts during labor. A pocket of amniotic fluid that precedes the presenting part of the fetus into the cervical canal. Expulsion or dissolution of…

Relating to the use of science in solving criminal investigations or settling legal cases.  

The relatively low-fat milk with a high sugar content that is produced by a woman at the beginning of a breast feed. The early milk of the lactating mother; also called the colostrum. Milk released at the beginning of each breastfeeding that contains a high percentage of water, protein, and vitamins but a lower percentage…

Not belonging to your own country. Referring to something that is found where it does not naturally belong, especially something found in the human body that comes from a source outside the body.  

The front part of the gut in an embryo. The front part of the embryonic gut, which gives rise to the esophagus (gullet), stomach, and part of the small intestine (from which the liver and pancreas develop). The first part of the embryonic digestive tube from which the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum are formed.…

The first finger on the hand, next to the thumb.