BOUIN'S FLUID


Meaning of BOUIN'S FLUID in English

noun

or bouin's solution (ˈ)bü|anz-, -aⁿz-; ˈbwaⁿz- ; also bouin -an, -aⁿ

Usage: usually capitalized B

Etymology: after Paul Bouin, 20th century French histologist

biology : a fixing and preserving solution consisting of picric acid, formaldehyde, and glacial acetic acid

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