Hematoxylin Definition

hēmə-tŏksə-lĭn
noun
A colorless, crystalline compound, C16H14O63H2O, extracted from logwood and used as an indicator and a stain in microscopy: when oxidized it yields hematein dye.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Hematoxylin

Noun

Singular:
hematoxylin
Plural:
hematoxylins

Origin of Hematoxylin

  • New Latin Haematoxylon a genus of plants (Greek haimato- hemato-) (Greek xylon wood) –in

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Haematoxylum (“genus of the logwood tree”) +‎ -in.

    From Wiktionary

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