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tetramethylbenzidine

tetramethylbenzidine noun: any of several isomeric tetramethyl derivatives of benzidine, but especially 3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbenzidine that is a chromogenic substrate used in immunohistochemistry.

Noun

tetramethylbenzidine (plural tetramethylbenzidines)

  1. Any of several isomeric tetramethyl derivatives of benzidine, but especially 3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbenzidine that is a chromogenic substrate used in immunohistochemistry

Forms of tetramethylbenzidine

pluraltetramethylbenzidines

Origin of tetramethylbenzidine

From tetramethyl + benzidine.

Questions about tetramethylbenzidine

What does tetramethylbenzidine mean?
Tetramethylbenzidine means any of several isomeric tetramethyl derivatives of benzidine, but especially 3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbenzidine that is a chromogenic substrate used in immunohistochemistry.
What part of speech is tetramethylbenzidine?
Tetramethylbenzidine is a noun.
What is the plural of tetramethylbenzidine?
The plural of tetramethylbenzidine is tetramethylbenzidines.

Words near tetramethylbenzidine in the dictionary

  1. tetramethylammoniums
  2. tetramethylarsonium
  3. tetramethylated
  4. tetramethylbenzene
  5. tetramethylbenzenes
  6. tetramethylbenzidine
  7. tetramethylbenzidines
  8. tetramethylcyclopropane
  9. tetramethyldiarsine
  10. tetramethylene
  11. tetramethylenedisulfotetramine

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