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hematoxylin
he·ma·tox·y·lin [ hmə tóksəlin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
pigment obtained from logwood: a dye used to stain microscope slides for study
[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Haematoxylum< Greek haimat- "blood" + xulon "wood"]
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