paracarmine

Etymology

From para- + carmine.

paracarmine means A cytological stain composed of carminic acid and calcium chloride Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

noun

A cytological stain composed of carminic acid and calcium chloride“Cryosections of 5 μm thickness were incubated overnight at 37°C with X-gal solution pH 8.5 (vWR International, Heverlee, Belgium), counterstained with paracarmine and mounted in Mowiol.”