Akademik

celloidin
A solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol, used for embedding histologic specimens.

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cel·loi·din se-'lȯid-ən n a purified pyroxylin used chiefly in microscopy

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cel·loi·din (sə-loiґdin) a concentrated preparation of pyroxylin, employed in microscopy for embedding specimens for section cutting.

Medical dictionary. 2011.