haematoxylin

/ ˌhɛm-; ˌhiːməˈtɒksɪlɪn /

noun

1. a colourless or yellowish crystalline compound that turns red on exposure to light: obtained from logwood and used in dyes and as a biological stain. Formula: C 16 H 14 O 6 .3H 2 O
2. a variant spelling of haematoxylon

Word History and Origins

Origin of haematoxylin¹

C19: from New Latin Haematoxylon genus name of logwood, from haemato- + Greek xulon wood + -in

Example Sentences

Muscle biopsies were shipped frozen from clinical centres by liquid nitrogen dry shipping and, where possible, frozen muscle was sectioned on a cryostat and stained with haematoxylin and eosin to assess muscle quality as well as the presence of overt freeze–thaw artefacts.

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Tissue samples were processed to paraffin wax and tissue sections were routinely stained with haematoxylin and eosin.

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Sections were counterstained with haematoxylin.

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Sections were counterstained with haematoxylin.

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Sections were counterstained with haematoxylin.

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