hematoxylin
UK/ˌhiːməˈtɒksɪlɪn/US/ˌhiməˈtɑksɪlɪn/
hematoxylin noun: a phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of bloodwood trees (Haematoxylum campechianum).
Noun
hematoxylin (countable and uncountable, plural hematoxylins)
- A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of bloodwood trees (Haematoxylum campechianum).
- Histology sections were cut at 5–6 µm on a rotary microtome, mounted on glass slides, and stained with Harris’s haematoxylin and eosin in a Stainomatic specimen stainer.1995 December 23, N. Jaax et al., “Transmission of Ebola virus (Zaire strain) to uninfected control monkeys in a biocontainment laboratory”, in The Lancet, volume 346, number 8991, →PMID, page 1669
- The stains used were hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), Masson's trichrome, and Verhoeff's stain. Sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin have nuclei that were stained blue, cartilage and calcium deposits stained dark blue, cytoplasm and other constituents stained shades of red, and blood stained...2001, Laura E. Edsberg, Joseph R. Natiella, JoAnn Earle, “Microstructural characteristics of human skin subjected to static versus cyclic pressures”, in Journal of Rehabilitation Research and...
hematoxylin meaning in Tamil
hematoxylin in Tamil
- ஹெமட்டாக்சிலின்
Examples of hematoxylin in a sentence
- The stains used were hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), Masson's trichrome, and Verhoeff's stain.2001, Laura E. Edsberg, Joseph R. Natiella, JoAnn Earle, “Microstructural characteristics of human skin subjected to static versus cyclic...
- For overall morphology, sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) to measure mean fiber area.2011, Colleen A. McMullen et al., “Chronic Stimulation-Induced Changes in the Rodent Thyroarytenoid Muscle”, in Journal of Speech, Language...
Forms of hematoxylin
| plural | hematoxylins |
|---|---|
| alternative form | haematoxylin |
| alternative form | hemotoxylin |
| alternative form | hematoxylene |
Origin of hematoxylin
From Haematoxylum (“genus of the logwood tree”) + -in.
Words formed from hematoxylin
Questions about hematoxylin
- What does hematoxylin mean?
- Hematoxylin means a phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of bloodwood trees (Haematoxylum campechianum).
- What is hematoxylin in Tamil?
- Hematoxylin in Tamil is ஹெமட்டாக்சிலின். See Hematoxylin meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use hematoxylin in a sentence?
- The stains used were hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), Masson's trichrome, and Verhoeff's stain.
- What part of speech is hematoxylin?
- Hematoxylin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hematoxylin?
- Hematoxylin is pronounced /ˌhiːməˈtɒksɪlɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hematoxylin?
- The plural of hematoxylin is hematoxylins.
Words near hematoxylin in the dictionary
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