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Definition of Hematoxylin

1. n. Hæmatoxylin.

Definition of Hematoxylin

1. Noun. (medicine) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used to make dye for staining tissue samples. Extracted from the heart of the logwood tree, ''Haematoxylum campechianum''. ¹

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Definition of Hematoxylin

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Medical Definition of Hematoxylin

1. Basophilic stain that gives a blue colour (to the nucleus of a cell for example), commonly used in conjunction with eosin that stains the cytoplasm pink or red. Various modifications of haematoxylin have been developed. The histopathologist's H&E is haematoxylin and eosin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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