| eosin-methylene blue agar | Agar composed of peptone, lactose, and sucrose and containing eosin and methylene blue, used to distinguish between lactose-fermenting and non-lactose-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria. Synonym: EMB agar. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| eosin y | Eosin Ys, the disodium salt of 2',4',5',7'-tetrabromofluorescein. Synonym: acid red 87, eosin yellowish. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eosin yellowish | Eosin Ys, the disodium salt of 2',4',5',7'-tetrabromofluorescein. Synonym: acid red 87, eosin yellowish. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ethyl eosin | See: ethyl eosin. Synonym: alcohol-soluble eosin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lillie's azure-eosin stain | <technique> A stain in which an azure eosinate solution is used to stain bacteria and rickettsiae in tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |