noun
a compound used in histology to stain chromosomes
adjective
describing the compound aceto-orcein
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Aceto-orcein is a staining solution commonly used in histology to visualize chromosomes.
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I accidentally spilled some aceto-orcein on my lab coat while staining slides.
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I hate working with aceto-orcein, it always stains everything!
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The aceto-orcein seemed to bring out the hidden details of the cells, like a magical dye.