acid-fast
acid-fast · more acid-fast · most acid-fast
Retaining stain when treated with an acidic solutionRetaining stain when treated with an acidic solution.
Meaning
1 sensesRetaining stain when treated with an acidic solution.
More definitions
- not easily decolorized by acid solutions; pertains to micro-organisms (especially the tubercle bacillus that causes tuberculosis)
Forms
more acid-fast, most acid-fast| Comparative | more acid-fast Lesson |
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| Superlative | most acid-fast Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form