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celloidin definition

cel·loi·din (sə lo̵i′din)

noun

a clear, concentrated, semisolid solution of pyroxylin used in microscopy for embedding specimens that are to be cut into thin cross sections

Etymology: cell + -oid + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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