hematoxylin

Molecular structure of hematoxylin

Meaning

Noun

  • 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 (species).

Origin

  • From Haematoxylum -in.

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