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Biological Stain Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is EOSIN which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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199%5Exact Match!
234%8 Commonly used biological stain
332%14 Primary stain in the Papanicolaou stain

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We think the answer is "EOSIN" which means:

    noun
  • • A red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The scientist added eosin to the solution to make it easier to see under the microscope."
  • • "The bright pink color of the tissue sample indicated the presence of eosin."

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New York Times03 Jan 2003 Down 48
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