celloidin

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A semisolid solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol. Used to embed specimens for microscopy before they are sectioned and placed on slides.
2. noun A specimen embedded in celloidin.

Similar words

paraffin embedding celloidine necoloidine collodion collodium ceroid colloxylin kolloxylin haemotoxylin

Often followed by

sections and is or in solution method embedding block

Word family

celloidins