vital dye

  • 1vital dye — n a dye or stain capable of penetrating living cells or tissues and not inducing immediate evident degenerative changes called also vital stain * * * a dye that penetrates living cells and colors certain structures, without serious injury to the… …

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  • 2vital dye — /vaɪtl ˈdaɪ/ (say vuytl duy) noun a dye capable of penetrating living cells without any immediate adverse effects, thus facilitating observation with a microscope. Also, vital stain …

  • 3vital dye — noun : a dye or stain capable of penetrating living cells or tissues and not inducing immediate evident degenerative changes called also vital stain …

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  • 4vital stain — n VITAL DYE …

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  • 5vital stain — noun : vital dye * * * vital stain noun (botany, zoology) A stain that can be used on living cells without killing them • • • Main Entry: ↑vital …

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  • 6vital stain — /vaɪtl ˈsteɪn/ (say vuytl stayn) noun → vital dye …

  • 7vital red — Trisodium salt of a sulfonated diazo dye (a ditolyl group diazotized to sulfonated aminonaphthalene residues), used as a vital stain. SYN: brilliant v.. * * * vital red n a disazo acid dye used as a biological stain and in the determination of… …

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  • 8vital staining — the process of staining a living tissue by injecting a stain into the organism. Compare supravital staining. * * * staining of a tissue by a dye which is introduced into a living organism and which, by virtue of affinity for certain tissues, will …

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  • 9vital red — noun : a disazo acid dye used as a biological stain and in the determination of the volume of blood in the body …

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  • 10Scott E. Fraser — is an American biologist, Anna L. Rosen Professor of Biology and Professor of Bioengineering at California Institute of Technology, where he is director of the Biological Imaging Center at the Beckman Institute. He is known for his development of …

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