mordant

mordant /mor·dant/ (mord´int)

1. a substance capable of intensifying or deepening the reaction of a specimen to a stain.

2. to subject to the action of a mordant before staining.

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mor·dant (môrdnt)

adj.

Serving to fix colors in dyeing.

n.

A reagent, such as tannic acid, that fixes dyes to cells, tissues, or other materials.

v.

To treat with a mordant.

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mordant

[môr′dənt]

a substance capable of deepening the reaction of a biologic specimen to a stain. The chief mordants are alum, aniline, oil, and phenol.

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mordant (mōrˑ·dnt),

n a chemical that fixes a dye in or on a specimen by combining with the dye. Phenol, alum, aniline, and oil are common mordants.

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mordant

1. a substance capable of intensifying or deepening the reaction of a specimen to a stain.

2. to subject to the action of a mordant before staining.