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alcian blues

alcian blues is the plural of alcian blue.

Meaning of alcian blue

Noun

alcian blue (countable and uncountable, plural alcian blues)

  1. Any of a family of basic copper-containing phthalocyanine dyes that are used to stain mucopolysaccharides.

Questions about alcian blues

What is alcian blues the plural of?
Alcian blues is the plural of alcian blue.

Words near alcian blues in the dictionary

  1. alchymist
  2. alchymistical
  3. alchymists
  4. alchymy
  5. alcian blue
  6. alcian blues
  7. Alcibiades
  8. alcid
  9. Alcide
  10. Alcides
  11. alcidine

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