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nigrosins

nigrosins is the plural of nigrosin.

Meaning of nigrosin

Noun

nigrosin (countable and uncountable, plural nigrosins)

  1. A mixture of synthetic black dyes made by heating a mixture of nitrobenzene, aniline and aniline hydrochloride in the presence of a copper or iron catalyst; used for staining of bacteria and as a colorant.

Questions about nigrosins

What is nigrosins the plural of?
Nigrosins is the plural of nigrosin.

Words near nigrosins in the dictionary

  1. nigros
  2. nigroside
  3. nigrosin
  4. nigrosine
  5. nigrosines
  6. nigrosins
  7. nigrosomal
  8. nigrosome
  9. nigrosomes
  10. nigrostriata
  11. nigrostriatal

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