celloidin
English
Etymology
From cellulose + -oid + -in
Noun
celloidin (plural celloidins)
- (biology) A semisolid solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol. Used to embed specimens for microscopy before they are sectioned and placed on slides.
- 1950, John Randal Baker, Cytological Technique, page 123:
- The celloidin will gradually change into a soft gel.
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- A specimen embedded in celloidin.
- 2006, Dolores Landy Bentham, “Fresh Air”, in Janet Weinberg, editor, Still Going Strong, →ISBN, page 254:
- I will not cut the celloidins or check the bibliography for his book.
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Related terms
- celloid
- celluloid
See also
- collodion
- colloidin
Anagrams
- collidine, decillion