English

Molecular structure of hematoxylin

Alternative forms

• haematoxylin, hemotoxylin

Noun

hematoxylin ‎(plural hematoxylins)

1. (medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of the bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum.