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pyronine definition

pyro·nine (pī′rə nēn′, -nin)

noun

any of a small class of dyes, used esp. as histologic stains

Etymology: Ger pyronin < pyro-, pyro- + -on, -one + -in, -ine

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