acetoorcein

English

Etymology

aceto- +‎ orcein

Noun

acetoorcein (uncountable)

  1. A cytological stain made from orcein and acetic acid
    • 2015, Ninel A. Petrova et al., “Karyotypical characteristics of two allopatric African populations of anhydrobiotic Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912 (Diptera, Chironomidae) originating from Nigeria and Malawi”, in Comparative Cytogenetics‎, volume 9, →DOI:
      For the preparation of the karyological slides of the polytene chromosomes, dissected salivary glands were stained in a 2% solution of acetoorcein.
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