Hypernym

noun

any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color

Substance_meronym

logwood 2

noun

spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye

C.I. 75290 1

noundomain: substance

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English

Definition

a compound extracted from the heartwood of the logwood tree.

Examples

1.Haematoxylin and eosin together make up haematoxylin and eosin stain, one of the most commonly used stains in histology.

Synonyms

haematoxylin 1
a compound extracted from the heartwood of the logwood tree.
hematoxylin 1
a compound extracted from the heartwood of the logwood tree.
Natural Black 1 1
a compound extracted from the heartwood of the logwood tree.

Substance_holonym

logwood 2

noun