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paracarmine

paracarmine noun: a cytological stain composed of carminic acid and calcium chloride.

Noun

paracarmine (uncountable)

  1. A cytological stain composed of carminic acid and calcium chloride
    • Cryosections of 5 μm thickness were incubated overnight at 37°C with X-gal solution pH 8.5 (vWR International, Heverlee, Belgium), counterstained with paracarmine and mounted in Mowiol.2015 August 22, “Amniotic Fluid Derived Stem Cells with a Renal Progenitor Phenotype Inhibit Interstitial Fibrosis in Renal Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of paracarmine

From para- + carmine.

Questions about paracarmine

What does paracarmine mean?
Paracarmine means a cytological stain composed of carminic acid and calcium chloride.
What part of speech is paracarmine?
Paracarmine is a noun.

Words near paracarmine in the dictionary

  1. paracapsular
  2. paracarcinoma
  3. paracarcinomatous
  4. paracardiac
  5. paracardial
  6. paracarmine
  7. paracarpel
  8. paracarpels
  9. Paracas
  10. paracasein
  11. paracaseinate

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