hematoxylin
[hee-muh-tok-suh-lin, hem-uh-]
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noun
a colorless or pale-yellow, crystalline compound, C16H14O6·3H2O, the coloring material of logwood: used as a mordant dye and as an indicator.
Origin of hematoxylin
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As a result of this process, a great part of the hematoxylin is converted to the hematein.
Principles and Practice of Fur Dressing and Fur DyeingWilliam E. Austin
It is rather small for dissection, but very good complete series were obtained and stained in hematoxylin.
Journal of Entomology and ZoologyHorace Gunthorp
hematoxylin
[hē′mə-tŏk′sə-lĭn]
n.
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