haematoxylin
US hematoxylin
- a colourless or yellowish crystalline compound that turns red on exposure to light: obtained from logwood and used in dyes and as a biological stain. Formula: C 16 H 14 O 6 .3H 2 O
- a variant spelling of haematoxylon
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Word Origin for haematoxylin
C19: from New Latin Haematoxylon genus name of logwood, from haemato- + Greek xulon wood + -in
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Historical Examples of haematoxylin
This reaction of haematoxylin is exceedingly rapid and delicate, rendering that body a laboratory test for alkalis.
By the action of hydrogen and sulphurous acid, haematein is easily reduced to haematoxylin.