acetocarmine
ace·to·car·mine [ ¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-ˈkär-mən]
[¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-ˈkär-mən]
plural -s
: a saturated solution of carmine in 45 percent acetic acid used especially for the rapid staining of fresh unfixed chromosomes
First Known Use of acetocarmine
1885, in the meaning defined above
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