Definitions For Hematoxylin

Noun

HEMATOXYLIN. (countable and uncountable, plural HEMATOXYLINs) (medicine, organic compound) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C16H14O6, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of the bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum.

Derived terms

haematoxylinophilic

Alternative forms

haematoxylin, hemotoxylin, hematoxylene

Etymology

from haematoxylum + + genus of the logwood tree + in.

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