hematoxylin

N สีย้อมช นิดหนึ่ง  haematoxylin

HEMATOXYLIN

HEMATOXYLIN Hem `a *tox "y *lin, n.

hematoxylin

he ma tox y lin |ˌhēməˈtäksəlin ˌhiməˈtɑksələn |(Brit. haematoxylin ) ▶noun Chemistry a colorless compound present in logwood that is easily converted into blue, red, or purple dyes and is used as a biological stain. [A phenol; chem. formula: C 16 H 14 O 6. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Haematoxylum (genus name ), from haemato-, variant of hemato- ‘of blood, ’ + Greek xulon ‘wood. ’