| chrome | Chromium, especially as a source of pigment. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| chrome alum | The sulfate of chromium and potassium; used as a mordant in histologic staining. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chrome alum haematoxylin-phloxine stain | <technique> A stain used to demonstrate pancreatic islet cells; alpha cells appear red, beta cells blue or unstained. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chrome red | Basic lead chromate, PbCrO4PbO. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chrome ulcer | An ulcer produced by exposure to chromium compounds. Synonym: tanner's ulcer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chrome yellow | A fine yellow powder used in paints and dyes. Synonym: lead chromate, Leipzig yellow, lemon yellow, Paris yellow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chrome-cobalt alloys | Alloy's of cobalt and chromium containing molybdenum and/or tungsten plus trace elements; used in dentistry for denture bases and frameworks, and other structures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chromene | 2H-1-Benzopyran;fundamental unit of the tocopherolquinones. See: chroman, chromanol, chromenol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chromenol | 6-hydroxychromene (6-chromenol) is the fundamental unit of the tocopherolquinones (oxidised tocopherol) and plastochromenol-8. See: chroman, chromanol, chromene. Synonym: hydroxychromene. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chromesthesia | 1. The colour sense. 2. A condition in which non-visual stimuli, such as taste or smell, cause the perception of colour. Origin: G. Chroma, colour, + aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gomori's chrome alum haematoxylin-phloxine stain | <technique> A technique used to demonstrate cytoplasmic granules, after Bouin's or formalin-Zenker fixatives, using oxidised haematoxylin plus phloxine; in the pancreas, beta cells are blue, alpha and delta cells are red, and zymogen granules are red to unstained; in the pituitary, alpha cells are pink, beta cells and chromophobes are gray-blue, and nuclei are purple to blue. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Einarson's gallocyanin-chrome alum stain | <technique> A method for staining both RNA and DNA a deep blue; with proper controls, nucleic acid content of stained cells and nuclei may be estimated by cytophotometry; also useful for Nissl substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Leishman's chrome cells | Basophilic granular leukocytes (basophils) observed in the circulating blood of some persons with blackwater fever. (05 Mar 2000) |