Definition of "haematoxylin" []

• Alternative spelling of hematoxylin. (noun)

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• "I illustrated my notes for the latter two subjects with full colour sketches from the practical classes, using purple and pink pencils for haematoxylin and eosin."
• "Cross section of tongue, "5x" mag, H&E haematoxylin and eosin stain."
• "They are: the chromatin, or coloured nuclear substance, which has a peculiar property of tingeing itself deeply with certain colouring matters (carmine, haematoxylin, etc.), and the achromin (or linin, or achromatin), a colourless nuclear substance that lacks this property."