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phloxine Chem.|ˈflɒksiːn| Also phloxin |-ɪn|. [f. Gr. ϕλόξ flame + -in1.] A red coal-tar dye-stuff resembling eosin.
1890in Cent. Dict. 1899J. Cagney tr. Jaksch's Clin. Diagn. vi. (ed. 4) 210 This observer recommends that the nutrient medium be stained with phloxin-red or benzo-purpurin. 1954Martin & Hynes Clin. Endocrinol. (ed. 2) i. 10 A preliminary eosinophil count is made by the method of Randolph. [Note] By Randolph's method blood is diluted in a white cell pipette with a fluid composed of phloxine and methylene blue dissolved in equal parts of propylene glycol and water. The eosinophils are counted directly per c.mm. on a counting chamber. 1956Kirk & Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. XV. 141 The Phloxines are chlorinated derivatives of Eosine. Ibid., The two Phloxines are used interchangeably as biological stains and have also been used in lake and pigment manufacture. 1967Karch & Buber Offset Processes vii. 269 Phloxine or eosine lakes are brilliant reds with a ‘bluish’ or ‘purplish’ cast or undertones not fast to light. |