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What does orcein mean?

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  1. (chemistry) a dye, related to litmus, that is extracted from the lichen Rocella tinctoria; used as a microscopic stain and as a food colouring
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Orcein and other lichen dyes have largely been replaced by synthetic versions.
The chromosomes were stained with acetic orcein and visualized with a light microscope.
Chromosomes were counted in root tips stained with acetic orcein.
Differential Staining with Orcein, Giemsa, CMA, and DAPI for comparative chromosome study of 12 species of Australian Drosera.
Sections were also stained with Luna's aldehyde fuchsin as well as with orcein for observation and quantification of elastic fibers.

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