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单词 acid-fast
释义

acid-fast

[ as-id-fast, -fahst ]
/ ˈæs ɪdˌfæst, -ˌfɑst /

adjective

resistant to decolorizing by acidified alcohol after staining.

Origin of acid-fast

First recorded in 1900–05

OTHER WORDS FROM acid-fast

acid-fastness, noun

Words nearby acid-fast

acid deposition, acid drop, acid dust, acid dye, acidemia, acid-fast, acid-forming, acid fuchsin, acid halide, acid-head, acid house
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Example sentences from the Web for acid-fast

  • This method is supposed to differentiate between B. tuberculosis and other acid-fast micro-organisms.

    The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
  • Other bacteria than the acid-fast group are stained blue by Gabbet's method.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for acid-fast

acid-fast

adjective

(of bacteria and tissues) resistant to decolorization by mineral acids after staining
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for acid-fast

acid-fast

adj.

Of or relating to bacteria that are not decolorized by an acidic alcohol solution after they have been stained.

Other words from acid-fast

acid-fast′ness n.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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