picrocarmine
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picrocarmine
[pik″ro-kahr´min]a histological stain consisting of a mixture of carmine, ammonia, distilled water, and aqueous solution of picric acid.
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pic·ro·car·mine stain
a red crystalline powder derived from a solution of carmine, ammonia, and picric acid, which is evaporated, leaving the powder (soluble in water); it produces excellent staining of keratohyaline granules.
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pic·ro·car·mine stain
, picrocarmine (pik'rō-kahr'min stān)A red crystalline powder derived from a solution of carmine, ammonia, and picric acid that is evaporated, leaving the powder (soluble in water); it produces excellent staining of keratohyaline granules.
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