Celloidin Definition
sə-loidn
noun
A clear, concentrated, semisolid solution of pyroxylin used in microscopy for embedding specimens that are to be cut into thin cross sections.
Webster's New World
A pure form of nitrocellulose in which specimens for microscopic examination are embedded.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Celloidin
Noun
Singular:
celloidin
Plural:
celloidinsOrigin of Celloidin
-
From cellulose + -oid + -in
From Wiktionary
cell(ulose) –oid –in
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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