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acid-fast
ac·id-fast (ăs′ĭd-făst′)adj. Not decolorized by acid after staining, as bacteria that retain dye after an acid rinse. ac′id-fast′ness n.acid-fast adj (Microbiology) (of bacteria and tissues) resistant to decolorization by mineral acids after staining ac′id-fast` adj. resistant to decolorizing by acidified alcohol after staining. [1900–05] ac′id-fast`ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | acid-fast - not easily decolorized by acid solutions; pertains to micro-organisms (especially the tubercle bacillus that causes tuberculosis)imperviable, impervious - not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument" |
acid-fast
acid-fast [as´id-fast] not readily decolorized by acids after staining; said of bacteria, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis.ac·id-fast (as'id-fast), Denoting bacteria that are not decolorized by acid-alcohol after having been stained with dyes such as basic fuchsin; for example, the mycobacteria and nocardiae.acid-fast (ăs′ĭd-făst′)adj. Not decolorized by acid after staining, as bacteria that retain dye after an acid rinse. ac′id-fast′ness n.ac·id-fast (as'id-fast) Denoting bacteria that are not decolorized by acid-alcohol after having been stained with dyes such as basic fuchsin; e.g., the mycobacteria and a few nocardiae. ac·id-fast (as'id-fast) Denoting bacteria that are not decolorized by acid-alcohol after having been stained with dyes such as basic fuchsin. acid-fast
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