achromatophil

achromatophil

 [ak″ro-mat´o-fil]

1. not easily stainable.

2. an organism or tissue that does not stain easily.

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ach·ro·mat·o·phil

(ak'rō-mat'ō-fil),

1. Not being colored by the histologic or bacteriologic stains. Synonym(s): achromophilic, achromophilous

2. A cell or tissue that cannot be stained in the usual way.

Synonym(s): achromophil

[G. a- priv. + chrōma, color, + philos, fond]

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ach·ro·mat·o·phil

(ak'rō-mat'ō-fil)

1. Not being colored by histologic or bacteriologic stains.
Synonym(s): achromophilic, achromophilous.

2. A cell or tissue that cannot be stained in the usual way.
Synonym(s): achromophil.

[G. a- priv. + chrōma, color, + philos, fond]

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