celloidin


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celloidin

[se′lȯid·ən]
(materials)
A concentrated solution of pyroxylin used principally in microscopy for embedding specimens or for section-cutting.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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