| 单词 | acid-fastness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasacid-fastness acid-fastness n. [after German Säurefestigkeit (1898 or earlier)] the property of being acid-fast, esp. as a diagnostic criterion (typically for mycobacteria) in bacteriology. ΚΠ 1901 Lancet 27 July 243/1 The acid-fastness was, however, not specific to the tubercle bacillus. 1954 H. W. Florey Lect. Gen. Pathol. xxxiv. 628 Although one lipoid component, mycolic acid, has been reported to show acid-resistant staining, it is by no means settled that this physical property of mycolic acid is the cause of acid-fastness in the intact bacterial cell. 1998 European Jrnl. Epidemiol. 14 520/1 The composition of the growth medium may influence acid-fastness. < as lemmas |
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