etchant
noun
etch·ant
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The background noise from quantum dots outside the cell was quenched by administering a third substance, called an etchant. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Cancer imaging method produces clearer signals," 3 Sep. 2017 The etchant can’t cross cell barriers, so the quantum dots inside the cancer cells continued to fluoresce. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Cancer imaging method produces clearer signals," 3 Sep. 2017 The etchant produced a chemical reaction that turned off the fluorescent signal. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Cancer imaging method produces clearer signals," 3 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'etchant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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