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Giemsa

Giemsa noun: a complex of stains used to investigate chromosomes; a mixture of eosin and methylene blue in glycerol and methanol.

Noun

Giemsa (uncountable)

  1. A complex of stains used to investigate chromosomes; a mixture of eosin and methylene blue in glycerol and methanol.

Origin of Giemsa

After Gustav Giemsa.

Questions about Giemsa

What does Giemsa mean?
Giemsa means a complex of stains used to investigate chromosomes; a mixture of eosin and methylene blue in glycerol and methanol.
What part of speech is Giemsa?
Giemsa is a noun.

Words near Giemsa in the dictionary

  1. GIed
  2. Gielgud
  3. Gielguds
  4. Gielow
  5. Gielows
  6. Giemsa
  7. Gien
  8. Gienah
  9. Giens
  10. gier eagle
  11. gier eagles

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