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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
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