hematoxylin
hematoxylin · hematoxylins
A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used to make dye for…A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of bloodwood trees (Haematoxylum campechianum).
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of bloodwood trees (Haematoxylum campechianum).
Examples
1 sentencesA biopsy specimen was obtained and sent to Pathology where it was sectioned and stained with hematoxylin and eosin.
Origin
From Haematoxylum (“genus of the logwood tree”) + -in.From Haematoxylum (“genus of the logwood tree”) + -in.
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Forms
plural: hematoxylinsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable