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hematoxylin

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hematoxylin /he·ma·tox·y·lin/ (he″mah-tok´sĭ-lin) an acid coloring matter from the heartwood of Haematoxylon campechianum; used as a histologic stain and also as an indicator.
he·ma·tox·y·lin (hm-tks-ln)
n.
A yellow or red crystalline compound used in histological dyes and as an indicator.
hematoxylin,
n a dye or stain commonly used to treat tissue sections for microscopic examination, usually used in combination with eosin.
hematoxylin
an acid coloring matter obtained from the wood of a tree (Haematoxylon campechianum); used as a stain for histological specimens and as an indicator. See also hematoxylin and eosin stain.


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