hematoxylin

noun he·ma·tox·y·lin \ˌhē-mə-ˈtäk-sə-lən\

Definition of HEMATOXYLIN

: a crystalline phenolic compound C₁₆H₁₄O₆ found in logwood and used chiefly in biological staining

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International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Haematoxylon, plant genus

First Known Use: circa 1847

Medical Dictionary

noun he·ma·tox·y·lin

: a crystalline phenolic compound C₁₆H₁₄O₆ found in logwood and used chiefly as a biological stain because of its ready oxidation to hematein

he·ma·tox·y·lin or chiefly British hae·ma·tox·y·lin \ˌhē-mə-ˈtäk-sə-lən\

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