acetoorcein
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]acetoorcein (uncountable)
- A cytological stain made from orcein and acetic acid
- 2015, Ninel A. Petrova et al., “Karyotypical characteristics of two allopatric African populations of anhydrobiotic Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912 (Diptera, Chironomidae) originating from Nigeria and Malawi”, in Comparative Cytogenetics[1], volume 9, :
- For the preparation of the karyological slides of the polytene chromosomes, dissected salivary glands were stained in a 2% solution of acetoorcein.