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hematoxylin

noun
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Definition of hematoxylin

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

First Known Use of hematoxylin

circa 1847, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for hematoxylin

International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Haematoxylon, plant genus

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hematoxylin

noun
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variants: or chiefly British haematoxylin \ 藢h膿-​m蓹-​藞t盲k-​s蓹-​l蓹n How to pronounce haematoxylin (audio) \

Medical Definition of hematoxylin

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