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formalin

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  • Life Sciences

a chemical used as an antiseptic to prevent bacterial and fungal growth.

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the breakdown of food into smaller pieces by chewing and peristalsis.

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the muscles that occur between the ribs.

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preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived long ago.

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