Hematoxylin Definition
hēmə-tŏksə-lĭn
noun
A colorless, crystalline compound, C16H14O63H2O, extracted from logwood and used as an indicator and a stain in microscopy: when oxidized it yields hematein dye.
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Noun
Singular:
hematoxylinPlural:
hematoxylinsOrigin of Hematoxylin
New Latin Haematoxylon a genus of plants (Greek haimato- hemato-) (Greek xylon wood) –in
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Haematoxylum (“genus of the logwood tree”) + -in.
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