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lactoglycerol

lactoglycerol noun: an aqueous solution of lactic acid and glycerol that is used in cytology.

Noun

lactoglycerol (uncountable)

  1. An aqueous solution of lactic acid and glycerol that is used in cytology
    • Roots were preserved up to eight weeks in lactoglycerol consisting of 86% glycerol (Carl Roth, Karlsruhe, Germany), 80% lactic acid (Carl Roth, Karlsruhe, Germany) and ultra-purified water with a ratio of 1:1:1 before preparing microscope object slides.2015 September 15, “Degradation of Root Community Traits as Indicator for Transformation of Tropical Lowland Rain Forests into Oil Palm and Rubber Plantations”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of lactoglycerol

From lacto- + glycerol.

Questions about lactoglycerol

What does lactoglycerol mean?
Lactoglycerol means an aqueous solution of lactic acid and glycerol that is used in cytology.
What part of speech is lactoglycerol?
Lactoglycerol is a noun.

Words near lactoglycerol in the dictionary

  1. lactoglutamate
  2. lactoglutamates
  3. lactoglutathione
  4. lactoglyceride
  5. lactoglycerides
  6. lactoglycerol
  7. lactol
  8. lactolate
  9. lactolated
  10. lactolation
  11. lactols

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