panoptic stain

  • 1panoptic — panoptical panopticaladj. Including everying visible in one view; as, a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base; a panoptic stain used in microscopy. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 2panoptic — All revealing, denoting the effect of multiple or differential staining. [pan + G. optikos, relating to vision] * * * pan·op·tic ( )pan äp tik adj permitting everything to be seen <microscopic study of tissues treated with a panoptic stain> …

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  • 3panoptic — panoptically, adv. /pan op tik/, adj. 1. permitting the viewing of all parts or elements: a panoptic stain used in microscopy; a panoptic aerial photograph of an enemy missile base. 2. considering all parts or elements; all inclusive: a panoptic… …

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  • 4stain — 1. To discolor. 2. To color; to dye. 3. A discoloration. 4. A dye used in histologic and bacteriologic technique. 5. A procedure in which a dye or combination of dyes and reagents is used to color the constituents of cells and tissues. For… …

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  • 5panoptic — pan•op•tic [[t]pænˈɒp tɪk[/t]] also pan•op′ti•cal adj. opt mcr permitting the viewing of all parts or elements: a panoptic tissue stain for microscopic viewing[/ex] • Etymology: 1820–30; < Gk panópt(ēs) all seeing + ic . See pan , optic …

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  • 6panoptic method — see Giemsa stain, at Stains and Staining Methods, under stain …

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  • 7panoptical — panoptic panoptic panoptical panopticaladj. Including everying visible in one view; as, a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base; a panoptic stain used in microscopy. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 8panoptical — adjective including everything visible in one view a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base a panoptic stain used in microscopy • Syn: ↑panoptic • Similar to: ↑visible, ↑seeable • Derivationally re …

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