mucicarmine

mucicarmine
A red stain containing aluminum chloride and carmine; used to detect epithelial mucins and mucin-secreting adenocarcinomas; also used to demonstrate the capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans and other fungi.

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mu·ci·car·mine .myü-sə-'kär-mən, -.mīn n a stain consisting of carmine in solution with aluminum chloride that is used for detecting mucin

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mu·ci·car·mine (mu″sĭ-kahrґmin) a specific stain for mucin containing carmine and aluminum chloride; used to detect mucin-secreting tissues or tumors and to identify certain fungi.

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