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hematoxylin definition

hema·toxy·lin (hē′mə täk′sə lin′, hem′ə-)

noun

a colorless, crystalline compound, CHO·3HO, extracted from logwood and used as an indicator and a stain in microscopy: when oxidized it yields hematein dye

Etymology: h(a)ematoxyl(on) + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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