haematoxylin

  • 1Haematoxylin — IUPAC name 7,11b dihydroindeno[2,1 c]chromene 3,4,6a,9,10(6H) pentol …

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  • 2Haematoxylin — H[ae]m a*tox y*lin ( t[o^]ks [i^]*l[i^]n), n. [See {H[ae]matoxylon}.] (Chem.) The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance, {C16H14O6}, with a sweetish taste. Formerly called also {hematin}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3haematoxylin — haematoxylin. См. гематоксилин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …

    Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • 4haematoxylin — Basophilic stain that gives a blue colour (to the nucleus of a cell for example), commonly used in conjunction with eosin that stains the cytoplasm pink/red. Various modifications of haematoxylin have been developed. The histopathologist s H & E… …

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  • 5haematoxylin — n. a colourless crystalline compound extracted from logwood (Haematoxylon campechianum) and used in various histological stains. When oxidized haematoxylin is converted to haematein, which imparts a blue colour to certain parts of cells,… …

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  • 6haematoxylin — n. a colourless crystalline compound extracted from logwood (Haematoxylon campechianum) and used in various histological stains. When oxidized haematoxylin is converted to haematein, which imparts a blue colour to certain parts of cells,… …

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  • 7haematoxylin — n. crystalline substance obtained from logwood and used in the production of various dyes and stains (Chemistry) …

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  • 8haematoxylin — [ˌhi:mə tɒksɪlɪn] (US hematoxylin) noun Chemistry a colourless compound present in logwood, which is easily converted into dyes and is used as a biological stain. Origin C19: from mod. L. Haematoxylum (genus name), from haemato + Gk xulon wood …

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  • 9haematoxylin — /himəˈtɒksələn/ (say heemuh toksuhluhn) noun 1. a leguminous plant of a genus Haematoxylon, of which only one species, H. campechianum, the logwood tree, is known. 2. the wood of the logwood. 3. Chemistry a colourless or pale yellow crystalline… …

  • 10haematoxylin — haematoxˈylin noun A dye obtained from logwood • • • Main Entry: ↑haem …

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