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lactophenol

lactophenol noun: a solution of phenol and lactic acid in glycerol and water. It is a component of the biological stain lactophenol cotton blue.

Noun

lactophenol (uncountable)

  1. A solution of phenol and lactic acid in glycerol and water. It is a component of the biological stain lactophenol cotton blue.

Origin of lactophenol

From lacto- + phenol.

Questions about lactophenol

What does lactophenol mean?
Lactophenol means a solution of phenol and lactic acid in glycerol and water. It is a component of the biological stain lactophenol cotton blue.
What part of speech is lactophenol?
Lactophenol is a noun.

Words near lactophenol in the dictionary

  1. lactonolytic
  2. lactoovovegetarian
  3. lactoovovegetarians
  4. lactoperoxidase
  5. lactoperoxidases
  6. lactophenol
  7. lactophile
  8. lactophiles
  9. lactophilia
  10. lactophorin
  11. lactopoiesis

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