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AMYLOFORM

\ˈamɪlˌɒfɔːm], \ˈamɪlˌɒfɔːm], \ˈa_m_ɪ_l_ˌɒ_f_ɔː_m]\

Definitions of AMYLOFORM

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A compound of formaldehyde and starch, used as a substitute for iodoform.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

White antiseptic and deodorizing powder, a compound of starch with formaldehyd.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A compound of formaldehyd and starch. Used as an antiseptic.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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