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celloidin

celloidin noun: a semisolid solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol. Used to embed specimens for microscopy before they are sectioned and placed on slides.

Noun

celloidin (plural celloidins)

  1. A semisolid solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol. Used to embed specimens for microscopy before they are sectioned and placed on slides.
    • The celloidin will gradually change into a soft gel.1950, John Randal Baker, Cytological Technique, page 123
  2. A specimen embedded in celloidin.
    • I will not cut the celloidins or check the bibliography for his book.2006, Dolores Landy Bentham, “Fresh Air”, in Janet Weinberg, editor, Still Going Strong, →ISBN, page 254

Forms of celloidin

pluralcelloidins

Origin of celloidin

From cellulose + -oid + -in.

Questions about celloidin

What does celloidin mean?
Celloidin means a semisolid solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol. Used to embed specimens for microscopy before they are sectioned and placed on slides.
What part of speech is celloidin?
Celloidin is a noun.
What is the plural of celloidin?
The plural of celloidin is celloidins.

Words near celloidin in the dictionary

  1. cellodextrinases
  2. cellodextrins
  3. celloheptaose
  4. cellohexaose
  5. cellohexose
  6. celloidin
  7. celloidine
  8. celloidines
  9. celloidins
  10. celloist
  11. celloists

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