ANTIFORMIN
\ˌantɪfˈɔːmɪn], \ˌantɪfˈɔːmɪn], \ˌa_n_t_ɪ_f_ˈɔː_m_ɪ_n]\
Definitions of ANTIFORMIN
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Trade name of a disinfectant containing about 5.3 per cent. of combined chlorine and 7.5 per cent, of free sodium hydrate; as it does not act upon tubercle bacilli, it is employed to isolate these organisms from sputum.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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A proprietary preparation consisting of an alkaline solution of sodium hypochlorite. It dissolves the bodies of bacteria except acid-fast organisms, such as the tubercle bacillus. It is used also to dissolve the mucus in sputum in order to obtain a sediment of tubercle bacilli and in obtaining pure cultures of this organism directly from sputum.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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