a colorless, crystalline compound, C16H14O6·3H2O, extracted from logwood and used as an indicator and a stain in microscopy: when oxidized it yields hematein dye
Word origin
haematoxylon + -in1
hematoxylin in American English
(ˌhiməˈtɑksəlɪn, ˌhemə-)
noun
a colorless or pale-yellow, crystalline compound, C16H14O6·3H2O, the coloring material of logwood: used as a mordant dye and as an indicator
Derived forms
hematoxylic (ˌhimətɑkˈsɪlɪk, ˌhemə-)
adjective
Word origin
[1840–50; hemato- + xyl- + -in2]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: creationism, dope, set piece, striation, warmup-in is a noun suffix used in a special manner in chemical and mineralogical nomenclature(glycerin; acetin, etc.). In spelling, usage wavers between -in and -ine. In chemistry a certain distinction of use is attempted, basic substances havingthe termination -ine rather than -in (aconitine; aniline, etc.), and -in being restricted to certain neutral compounds, glycerides, glucosides, and proteids(albumin; palmitin, etc.), but this distinction is not always observed
Examples of 'hematoxylin' in a sentence
hematoxylin
The fragments of liver tissue were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and evaluated microscopically.
Idália Maria Brasil Burlamaqui, Conceição Aparecida Dornelas, Paulo Roberto CarvalhoAlmeida, Francisco Vagnaldo Fechine Jamacaru, Daniel Magalhães Coutinho Mota, FranciscoJosé Cabral Mesquita, Lara Albuquerque de Brito, Lara Burlamaqui Veras, Lusmar VerasRodrigues 2013, 'Repercussão hepática da carcinogênese colorretal induzida pelo azoximetano Hepaticrepercussions of azoxymethane-induced colorectal carcinogenesis', Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiõeshttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912013000200010. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All cases had hematoxylin and eosin stained sections.
L Appaji, B S Aruna Kumari, K Govind Babu, C S Premalata, K. P. R. Pramod, Gita RBhat, Chinchu Prem 2017, 'Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor of the central nervous system: Case series from aregional Tertiary Care Cancer Centre in South India', Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeuticshttp://www.cancerjournal.net/article.asp?issn=0973-1482;year=2017;volume=13;issue=6;spage=1015;epage=1022;aulast=Appaji. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Slices were stained with hematoxylin and eosin.
Karim Javadabadi, Mehrangiz Sadoghi, Majid Tavafi, Mohamad Reza Gholami 2017, 'Effect of apricot tree resin hydroethanolic extract on skin wound healing in rats',Yaftehhttp://yafte.lums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1693-60&slc_lang=en&sid=1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Placental tissue was collected from all subjects and evaluated with hematoxylin eosin staining.
Syamsul B. Riva'i, Eryati Darwin, Ellyza Nasrul, Jusuf S. Effendi 2015, 'Role of nuclear factor kappa beta, tumor necrosis factor α, and cyclooxygenase-2 inpreterm labor', Medical Journal of Indonesiahttp://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/1005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Lungs were stained with hematoxylin–eosin for inflammatory injury assessment.
Julie Helms, Raphaël Clere-Jehl, Elsa Bianchini, Pierrick Le Borgne, Mélanie Burban,Fatiha Zobairi, Jean-Luc Diehl, Lelia Grunebaum, Florence Toti, Ferhat Meziani, DelphineBorgel 2017, 'Thrombomodulin favors leukocyte microvesicle fibrinolytic activity, reduces NETosisand prevents septic shock-induced coagulopathy in rats', Annals of Intensive Carehttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-017-0340-z. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Histological sections, stained with hematoxylin-eosin were submitted to morphological and morphometrical analysis.
José Augusto Soares Pantaleão, Helene Nara Henriques, Ana Carolina Bergmann de Carvalho,Carlos Eduardo Pollastri, Porphirio José Soares Filho, Maria Angélica Guzmán-Silva 2009, 'Efeito da tibolona sobre o endométrio de ratas castradas Effect of tibolone on endometriumof castrated rats', Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetríciahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-72032009000300004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The cases which showed dysplasia were graded on hematoxylin and eosin stain.
Mahathi Krothapalli, Jyoti Ramnath Kini, Hema Kini, Kausalya Kumari Sahu, Suresh Shenoy,Sandeep Gopal Krishna, B V Tantry 2018, 'Evaluation of p53 protein expression in Barrett esophagus', Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiologyhttp://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2018;volume=61;issue=2;spage=170;epage=175;aulast=Krothapalli. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Sunburn cells were detected by using hematoxylin and eosin staining.
Bing-rong Zhou, Li-wen Ma, Juan Liu, Jia-an Zhang, Yang Xu, Di Wu, Felicia Permatasari,Dan Luo 2016, 'Protective Effects of Soy Oligopeptides in Ultraviolet B-Induced Acute Photodamageof Human Skin', Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevityhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5846865. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In addition, histopathological changes in kidney and liver were stained in hematoxylin and eosin.
Seyyed Majid Bagheri, Maryam Yadegari, Maliheh Behpur, Davood Javidmehr 2018, 'Antilithiatic and hepatoprotective effects of Ferula assa-foetida oleo-gum-resin onethylene glycol-induced lithiasis in rats', Urological Sciencehttp://www.e-urol-sci.com/article.asp?issn=1879-5226;year=2018;volume=29;issue=4;spage=180;epage=185;aulast=Bagheri. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The nodules were surgically removed, fixed in 10% formalin, processed and stained with hematoxylin-eosin.
Washington Luiz Assunção Pereira, Áurea Linhares Martins Gabriel, Suellen da GamaBarbosa Monger, Leopoldo Augusto Moraes, Darlene Kássia Saraiva Queiroz, Alex JuniorSouza de Souza 2014, 'LESÕES CUTÂNEAS TIPO TUMORAIS ASSOCIADAS À INFEÇÃO POR AVIPOXVIRUS EM UMA MARRECA-CABOCLA(Dendrocygna autumnalis)', Ciência Animal Brasileirahttp://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/vet/article/view/17202/16731. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)