adjective
Etymology
Origin of triacid
Example Sentences
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The protoplasm possesses no special affinity for acid and neutral dyes, and hence in triacid and hæmatoxylin preparations the small lymphocytes are seen chiefly as lightly stained nuclei, apparently free.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.
To obtain a good triacid stain, the preparations may be hardened, according to Nikiforoff, in a mixture of absolute alcohol and ether of equal parts, for two hours.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.
The two granulations always show different shades in the triacid preparation as well; for the nigrosinophil cells stain a blacker hue.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.
They were performed in the following way: dry cover-slip preparations were made from the juice of the glands removed shortly after death, and were stained in the usual way by Ehrlich's triacid mixture.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.
Relatively slight degrees of hardening suffice for staining in simple watery solutions, for example, in the triacid fluid, and can be attained by a short, and not too intense action of several reagents.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.
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