| Flemming's fixative | A mixture of chromic acid, osmic acid, and acetic acid that makes an excellent cytoplasmic and chromosomal fixative, especially when acetic acid is omitted; disadvantages are that it penetrates poorly, requires lengthy washing, and deterioriates rapidly. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Flemming's triple stain | <technique> A stain comprised of safranin, methyl violet, and orange G. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Flemming, Walther | <person> German anatomist, 1843-1905. See: intermediate body of Flemming, germinal centre of Flemming, Flemming's fixative, Flemming's triple stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| germinal centre of Flemming | The lightly staining centre in a lymphatic nodule in which the predominant cells are large lymphocytes and macrophages. Synonym: reaction centre. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intermediate body of Flemming | <cell biology> Dense structure formed during cytokinesis at the cleavage furrow. It consists of remnants of spindle fibres and other amorphous material and disappears before cell division is completed. (18 Nov 1997) |