hematoxylin
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hematoxylin
- /ˌhiːməˈtɒksɪlɪn/ UK
- /ˌhiməˈtɑksɪlɪn/ US
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From Haematoxylum (“genus of the logwood tree”) + -in.
noun hematoxylins · haematoxylin · hemotoxylin · hematoxylene
- A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of bloodwood trees (Haematoxylum campechianum). Histology sections were cut at 5–6 µm on a rotary microtome, mounted on glass slides, and stained with Harris’s haematoxylin and eosin in a Stainomatic specimen stainer.
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title = {hematoxylin},
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