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Nile red

Nile red noun: a lipophilic stain with applications in cell biology, prepared through acid hydrolysis by boiling a solution of Nile blue with sulphuric acid.

Noun

Nile red

  1. A lipophilic stain with applications in cell biology, prepared through acid hydrolysis by boiling a solution of Nile blue with sulphuric acid.

Questions about Nile red

What does Nile red mean?
Nile red means a lipophilic stain with applications in cell biology, prepared through acid hydrolysis by boiling a solution of Nile blue with sulphuric acid.
What part of speech is Nile red?
Nile red is a noun.

Words near Nile red in the dictionary

  1. Nile greens
  2. nile monitor
  3. nile monitors
  4. Nile perch
  5. Nile perches
  6. Nile red
  7. Nile tamarisk
  8. Nile tilapia
  9. Nile tilapias
  10. Nilean
  11. nileiform

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