hematoxylin

[ hee-muh-tok-suh-lin, hem-uh- ]

noun

1. a colorless or pale-yellow, crystalline compound, C 16 H 14 O 6 ·3H 2 O, the coloring material of logwood: used as a mordant dye and as an indicator.

Other Words From

• he·ma·tox·yl·ic [hee-m, uh, -tok-, sil, -ik, hem-, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hematoxylin¹

First recorded in 1840–50; hemato- + xyl- ( def ) + -in ²

Example Sentences

Each tissue sample was stained with a pair of stains called hematoxylin and eosin—or H&E—to turn different tissue structures pink or blue.

From Scientific American

On the basis of technology, the slide stainers market is segmented into hematoxylin and eosin, immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, cytology, microbiology, hematology, and special staining.

From Washington Times

To address these challenges, we developed a computational approach based on standard hematoxylin and eosin–stained tissue sections and demonstrated its power in a discovery and validation cohort of 323 and 241 breast tumors, respectively.

From Science Magazine

It is rather small for dissection, but very good complete series were obtained and stained in hematoxylin.

From Project Gutenberg

The stains used were carmine, hematoxylin and eosin.

From Project Gutenberg