Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In cytology and pathology, capable of taking a stain; stainable : said of cells or tissues; chromophil.

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  • adjective Capable of being stained (used especially in biology).

Etymologies

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Latin tingere, to dye.

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Examples

  • These neoplasms represented a monotonous population of medium-sized cells, with scant cytoplasm and blastic chromatin with one to two small nucleoli, intermingled with abundant histiocytes with tingible bodies.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Silke H. Raffegerst et al. 2009

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