Schaudinn fixative

Schau·dinn fix·a·tive

(show'din), a solution of mercuric chloride, sodium chloride, alcohol, and glacial acetic acid used on wet smears for cytologic fixation.

Schau·dinn fix·a·tive

(show'din fiks'ă-tiv) A solution of mercuric chloride, sodium chloride, alcohol, and glacial acetic acid, used on wet smears for cytologic fixation.

Schaudinn,

Fritz R., German bacteriologist, 1871-1906. Schaudinn fixative - a solution of mercuric chloride, sodium chloride, alcohol, and glacial acetic acid, used on wet smears for cytologic fixation.