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Ziehl-Neelsen stain

Ziehl-Neelsen stain noun: a bacteriological stain used to identify acid-fast organisms, mainly mycobacteria.

Noun

Ziehl-Neelsen stain (countable and uncountable, plural Ziehl-Neelsen stains)

  1. A bacteriological stain used to identify acid-fast organisms, mainly mycobacteria.

Forms of Ziehl-Neelsen stain

pluralZiehl-Neelsen stains

Origin of Ziehl-Neelsen stain

Named after two German doctors who modified the stain: the bacteriologist Franz Ziehl (1859–1926) and the pathologist Friedrich Neelsen (1854–1898).

Questions about Ziehl-Neelsen stain

What does Ziehl-Neelsen stain mean?
Ziehl-Neelsen stain means a bacteriological stain used to identify acid-fast organisms, mainly mycobacteria.
What part of speech is Ziehl-Neelsen stain?
Ziehl-Neelsen stain is a noun.
What is the plural of Ziehl-Neelsen stain?
The plural of Ziehl-Neelsen stain is Ziehl-Neelsen stains.

Words near Ziehl-Neelsen stain in the dictionary

  1. Ziegler's Water Rats
  2. Ziegler-Natta catalyst
  3. Ziegler-Natta catalysts
  4. Zieglers
  5. Ziehl-Neelsen method
  6. Ziehl-Neelsen stain
  7. Ziehl-Neelsen stains
  8. Ziehl-Neelsen's method
  9. Zielinski
  10. Zielinskis
  11. Zielke

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