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Hematoxylin
Hemˊa-tox′y-lin
,Noun.
Haematoxylin.
Definition 2024
hematoxylin
hematoxylin
English
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Molecular structure of hematoxylin
Alternative forms
Noun
hematoxylin (plural hematoxylins)
- (medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C16H14O6, used to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of the bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum.