staining solution
1Staining — is an auxiliary technique used in microscopy to enhance contrast in the microscopic image.In biochemistry it involves adding a class specific (DNA, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates) dye to a substrate to qualify or quantify the presence of a… …
2Gram's solution — noun a solution used in staining bacteria by Gram s method; consists of one part iodine and two parts potassium iodide and 300 parts water • Hypernyms: ↑solution * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized G Etymology: after H. C. J. Gram : a solution… …
3Gram's solution — gramz n a watery solution of iodine and the iodide of potassium used in staining bacteria by Gram s stain Gram gräm Hans Christian Joachim (1853 1938) Danish physician. Gram introduced his method for the differential staining of bacteria in 1884 …
4telomeric staining — terminal staining differential staining of chromosomes to stain chromosome telomeric regions, consisting of pretreatment with a heated salt solution before treatment with buffered Giemsa stain or acridine orange; only the telomeric regions of the …
5acid-fast staining — A staining procedure that differentiates between bacteria based on their ability to retain a dye when washed with an acid alcohol solution …
6negative staining — Microscopic technique in which the object stands out against a dark background of stain. For electron microscopy the sample is suspended in a solution of an electron dense stain such as sodium phosphotungstate and then sprayed onto a support grid …
7Kinyoun carbolfuchsin solution — Kinyoun carbolfuchsin. See also Kinyoun staining method, at Table of Stains and Staining Methods, under stain …
8Ziehl-Neelsen carbolfuchsin solution — Ziehl Neelsen carbolfuchsin. See also Ziehl Neelsen staining method, at Table of Stains and Staining Methods, under stain …
9Blocking solution — A blocking solution is especially useful in immunostaining for reducing background staining. Blocking solutions bind to any open protein binding sites that do not have antibodies or antigens attached …
10Gram's solution — (sometimes l.c.) a solution of iodine, potassium iodide, and water, used in staining bacteria. Cf. Gram s method. * * * …
