toluidine
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- noun
- /toʊˈluːɪˌdiːn/
- Specialized
- Some of the slides appeared to be either pre-osteoid (i.e., in the process of forming bone) or cartilage, so I stained them with toluidine blue.
- toluidine blue
Examples
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The researcher prepared the slides and treated them with toluidine blue to highlight specific cellular structures.
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Histological observation of artificially Psse inoculated samples: Bacterium in infected tissues was identified as dark blue structures with toluidine blue O.
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Bacterium was identified as dark blue masses in infected tissues using toluidine blue O.
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After drying, slides were passed through a series of chemicals and stained with 0.5% toluidine blue-O containing 0.5% H3BO3 and 2% Na2CO3.
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In the laboratory, scientists often use toluidine blue to stain tissue samples for microscopic examination.
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For optimal results in dyeing procedures, the technician mixed toluidine with other compounds to create the desired color.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word toluidine comes from toluene, the name of a common chemical, and the ending -idine that shows it is a related chemical, so a helpful way to remember it is as 'toluene-like'. So toluidine is a form of toluene used to make dyes and for tests in the laboratory.