acetocarminen.
/ˌasᵻtəʊˈkɑːmʌɪn/, /əˌsiːtə(ʊ)ˈkɑːmʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌæsəˌtoʊˈkɑrmaɪn/, /əˌsidoʊˈkɑrmaɪn/ Biology.
A staining solution for microscopy consisting of carmine in concentrated acetic acid, sometimes with the addition of ferric chloride.
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1885 A. B. Lee Microtomist's Vade-mecum i. vi. 65 Aceto-carmine... To an ammoniacal solution of carmine add acetic acid to neutralisation.
1953 A. G. E. Pearse Histochem. vi. 106 Deoxyribonuclease, while destroying the staining capacity of the chromosomes towards aceto-carmine, did so without affecting their integrity.
1996 Internat. Jrnl. Plant Sci. 157 17/2 Freshly harvested cells [of Norway spruce]..were stained with acetocarmine.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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